Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.5109 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.5109 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Switzerland peaked at 0.5109 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1289 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Switzerland ranks 121st 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, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1389 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1415 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1289 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1303 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1563 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1716 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1812 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1558 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1663 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1365 kg per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.146 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1421 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1745 kg per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1728 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1556 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1551 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1551 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1868 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1709 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1632 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1595 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1601 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1579 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1682 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1615 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1522 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1523 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1821 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1791 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1607 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1592 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.156 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2054 kg per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2054 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2175 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2215 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2235 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2356 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2473 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2545 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2771 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2923 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3195 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3252 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2946 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3239 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3412 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3524 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.357 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3816 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4037 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4068 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4378 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4352 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4301 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4519 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.448 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4578 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4706 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4775 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5057 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5109 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1523 kg per square kilometre | 0.1289 kg per square kilometre | 0.1812 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1595 kg per square kilometre | 0.1365 kg per square kilometre | 0.1868 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1636 kg per square kilometre | 0.1522 kg per square kilometre | 0.1821 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2032 kg per square kilometre | 0.156 kg per square kilometre | 0.2473 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3041 kg per square kilometre | 0.2545 kg per square kilometre | 0.3524 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.421 kg per square kilometre | 0.357 kg per square kilometre | 0.4578 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4912 kg per square kilometre | 0.4706 kg per square kilometre | 0.5109 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 118 Belarus 0.5389 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Angola 0.5311 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Poland 0.5172 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Greece 0.4952 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Nauru 0.4878 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Kazakhstan 0.4585 kg per square kilometre compare
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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Switzerland?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Switzerland was 0.5109 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5109 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1289 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Switzerland rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Switzerland ranks 121st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.