Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.6511 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.6511 kg per person for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.6592 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3785 kg per person, in 1992.
Switzerland ranks 116th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5679 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5407 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5257 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5214 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5507 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5595 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5522 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5195 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5191 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4956 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4899 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4951 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5339 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5162 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4885 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4934 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4866 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5255 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5016 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4866 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4679 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4652 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4768 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4537 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4352 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4369 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.433 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4724 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4409 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4426 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3959 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3785 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4207 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4173 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3915 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4037 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4103 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4197 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4243 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4221 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4174 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4371 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4443 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4631 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4736 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4402 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4661 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4798 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4885 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.497 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5118 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5313 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.533 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5574 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5609 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5684 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5889 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5962 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.608 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6401 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6414 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6592 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6511 kg per person | -1.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.6511 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.31 kg per person, 50% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.6511 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.27 kg per person, 51% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5396 kg per person | 0.5191 kg per person | 0.5679 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5026 kg per person | 0.4866 kg per person | 0.5339 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4569 kg per person | 0.433 kg per person | 0.4866 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4105 kg per person | 0.3785 kg per person | 0.4426 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4532 kg per person | 0.4174 kg per person | 0.4885 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5553 kg per person | 0.497 kg per person | 0.608 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6479 kg per person | 0.6401 kg per person | 0.6592 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland was 0.6511 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6592 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3785 kg per person in 1992.
- How does Switzerland rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 116th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.