Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 1,990 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Switzerland stood at 1,990 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Switzerland peaked at 2,882 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1,990 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Switzerland 5th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,718 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,745 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 2,648 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 2,605 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 2,700 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 2,718 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 2,764 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 2,776 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 2,765 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 2,786 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2,685 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 2,704 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 2,781 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 2,838 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 2,821 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2,861 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2,855 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 2,868 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 2,882 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 2,867 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 2,777 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 2,753 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 2,732 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 2,741 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 2,702 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 2,669 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 2,607 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 2,587 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 2,608 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2,599 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 2,577 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 2,520 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 2,465 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 2,474 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 2,456 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 2,452 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,354 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 2,318 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 2,260 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 2,224 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2,244 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,215 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2,169 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2,124 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2,134 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2,141 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,142 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,187 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2,145 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,134 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,124 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,109 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,098 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,095 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,076 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,065 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,052 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,053 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,013 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,999 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,996 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,997 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,990 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1,990 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 242.95 kg per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1,990 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 397.8 kg per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,715 kg per square kilometre | 2,605 kg per square kilometre | 2,776 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,808 kg per square kilometre | 2,685 kg per square kilometre | 2,882 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,704 kg per square kilometre | 2,587 kg per square kilometre | 2,867 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,447 kg per square kilometre | 2,260 kg per square kilometre | 2,599 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,172 kg per square kilometre | 2,124 kg per square kilometre | 2,244 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,082 kg per square kilometre | 2,013 kg per square kilometre | 2,134 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,995 kg per square kilometre | 1,990 kg per square kilometre | 1,999 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Switzerland?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Switzerland was 1,990 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,882 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,990 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Switzerland ranks 5th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.