Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 657,766 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 657,766 kg for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Switzerland peaked at 657,766 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 166,013 kg, in 1963.
Switzerland ranks 85th of 193 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, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 178,941 kg | — |
| 1962 | 182,261 kg | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 166,013 kg | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 167,779 kg | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 201,335 kg | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 221,045 kg | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 233,408 kg | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 200,699 kg | -14.0% |
| 1969 | 214,192 kg | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 175,762 kg | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 188,054 kg | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 182,968 kg | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 224,718 kg | +22.8% |
| 1974 | 222,599 kg | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 200,346 kg | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 199,710 kg | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 199,710 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 240,613 kg | +20.5% |
| 1979 | 220,126 kg | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 210,236 kg | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 205,433 kg | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 206,210 kg | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 203,384 kg | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 216,594 kg | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 207,976 kg | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 196,037 kg | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 196,108 kg | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 234,538 kg | +19.6% |
| 1989 | 230,652 kg | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 206,987 kg | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 205,009 kg | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 200,982 kg | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 264,562 kg | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 264,562 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 280,103 kg | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 285,331 kg | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 287,803 kg | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 303,486 kg | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 318,463 kg | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 327,788 kg | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 334,782 kg | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 356,893 kg | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 376,391 kg | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 411,430 kg | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 418,707 kg | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 379,358 kg | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 417,011 kg | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 439,335 kg | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 453,746 kg | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 459,609 kg | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 491,258 kg | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 519,727 kg | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 523,754 kg | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 563,668 kg | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 560,277 kg | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 553,636 kg | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 581,753 kg | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 576,737 kg | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 589,382 kg | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 605,772 kg | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 614,673 kg | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 651,054 kg | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 657,766 kg | +1.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 657,766 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 793,905 kg, 83% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 657,766 kg is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 668,786 kg, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 196,186 kg | 166,013 kg | 233,408 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 205,461 kg | 175,762 kg | 240,613 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 210,717 kg | 196,037 kg | 234,538 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 261,729 kg | 200,982 kg | 318,463 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 391,544 kg | 327,788 kg | 453,746 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 541,980 kg | 459,609 kg | 589,382 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 632,316 kg | 605,772 kg | 657,766 kg | 4 |
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More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- 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, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Switzerland?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Switzerland was 657,766 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 657,766 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,013 kg in 1963.
- How does Switzerland rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Switzerland ranks 85th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).