Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises was 0.3406 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Switzerland stood at 0.3406 kg per square kilometre. 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Switzerland peaked at 0.3406 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0859 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 … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0926 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0943 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0859 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0868 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1042 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1144 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1208 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1039 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1109 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.091 kg per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0973 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0947 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1163 kg per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1152 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1037 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1034 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1034 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1245 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1139 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1088 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1063 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1067 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1053 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1121 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1076 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1015 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1015 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1214 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1194 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1071 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1061 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.104 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1369 kg per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1369 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.145 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1477 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.149 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1571 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1649 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1697 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1733 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1848 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1949 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.213 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2168 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1964 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2159 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2275 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.235 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.238 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2544 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2691 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2712 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2919 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2901 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2867 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3013 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2987 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3052 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3137 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3183 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3372 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3406 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1015 kg per square kilometre | 0.0859 kg per square kilometre | 0.1208 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1063 kg per square kilometre | 0.091 kg per square kilometre | 0.1245 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1091 kg per square kilometre | 0.1015 kg per square kilometre | 0.1214 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1355 kg per square kilometre | 0.104 kg per square kilometre | 0.1649 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2027 kg per square kilometre | 0.1697 kg per square kilometre | 0.235 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2807 kg per square kilometre | 0.238 kg per square kilometre | 0.3052 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3274 kg per square kilometre | 0.3137 kg per square kilometre | 0.3406 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 118 Belarus 0.3593 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Angola 0.354 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Poland 0.3448 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Greece 0.3301 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Nauru 0.3252 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Kazakhstan 0.3057 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 volatilises (n) in Switzerland?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Switzerland was 0.3406 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3406 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0859 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Switzerland rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Switzerland ranks 121st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.