Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.2725 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland is 0.2725 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.3995 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1783 kg per person, in 2004.
Switzerland ranks 102nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3995 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3734 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3766 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3731 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3749 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3684 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3529 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3503 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3405 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3501 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3351 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3456 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3517 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3367 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3269 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3313 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3239 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3295 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3228 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3164 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3026 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3002 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3147 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2817 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2708 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2828 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2797 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2904 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2634 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.285 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2417 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 0.229 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2256 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2238 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.188 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1973 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2027 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2014 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1963 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1888 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1805 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1865 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1819 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1783 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1856 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1809 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1836 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.186 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1888 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1965 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1943 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1988 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2019 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2053 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2149 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2302 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2369 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2497 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2564 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2814 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2802 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2797 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2725 kg per person | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3678 kg per person | 0.3405 kg per person | 0.3995 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3354 kg per person | 0.3228 kg per person | 0.3517 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2903 kg per person | 0.2634 kg per person | 0.3164 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2191 kg per person | 0.188 kg per person | 0.285 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1841 kg per person | 0.1783 kg per person | 0.1888 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2185 kg per person | 0.1943 kg per person | 0.2564 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2785 kg per person | 0.2725 kg per person | 0.2814 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland was 0.2725 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3995 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1783 kg per person in 2004.
- How does Switzerland rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 102nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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 Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Chickens, layers — 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, layers — 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.