Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.6138 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Switzerland stood at 0.6138 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Switzerland peaked at 1.22 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6138 kg per person, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 90th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.22 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.2 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.13 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 1.1 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 1.13 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.13 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.14 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.14 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.13 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.14 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 1.09 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 1.09 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.12 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.14 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.14 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.17 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.17 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.18 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.18 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.17 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.13 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 1.11 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.1 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.1 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.09 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.07 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.04 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.02 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.02 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9822 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9478 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9193 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9167 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9061 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9012 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8615 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8435 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8216 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8058 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8111 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7957 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7768 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7579 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7575 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7577 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7527 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7587 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7428 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.732 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7184 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7053 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6939 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6868 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6747 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6667 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.656 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.651 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6371 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6284 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6229 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6212 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6138 kg per person | -1.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.6138 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.476 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.6138 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.14 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 1.18 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9107 kg per person | 0.8216 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7717 kg per person | 0.7428 kg per person | 0.8111 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6822 kg per person | 0.6371 kg per person | 0.732 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6216 kg per person | 0.6138 kg per person | 0.6284 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Switzerland?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Switzerland was 0.6138 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6138 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Switzerland ranks 90th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.