Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2664 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.2664 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.3905 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1743 kg per person, in 2004.
Switzerland ranks 70th 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3905 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.365 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3681 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3647 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3665 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3601 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.345 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3424 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3329 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3422 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3275 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3379 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3438 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3291 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3195 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3239 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3166 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3221 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3155 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3093 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2957 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2934 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3077 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2753 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2647 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2764 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2735 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2839 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2575 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2785 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2363 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2238 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2205 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2188 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1838 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1928 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1981 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1968 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1918 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1845 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1764 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1823 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1778 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1743 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1815 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1769 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1795 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1818 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1845 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1921 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1899 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1944 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1973 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2006 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2101 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.225 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2315 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2441 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2506 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2751 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2739 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2735 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2664 kg per person | -2.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.2664 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3417 kg per person, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.2664 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4859 kg per person, 55% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3595 kg per person | 0.3329 kg per person | 0.3905 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3278 kg per person | 0.3155 kg per person | 0.3438 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2837 kg per person | 0.2575 kg per person | 0.3093 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2141 kg per person | 0.1838 kg per person | 0.2785 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.18 kg per person | 0.1743 kg per person | 0.1845 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2136 kg per person | 0.1899 kg per person | 0.2506 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2722 kg per person | 0.2664 kg per person | 0.2751 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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- 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, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Switzerland?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Switzerland was 0.2664 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3905 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1743 kg per person in 2004.
- How does Switzerland rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 70th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.