Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in Switzerland

Switzerland: Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches was 0.0799 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0799 kg per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
70th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.1172 kg per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0523 kg per person
in 2004
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Switzerland, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.0799 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (n content) in Switzerland peaked at 0.1172 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0523 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 … applied capita leaches in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Switzerland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.1172 kg per person —
1962 0.1095 kg per person -6.5%
1963 0.1104 kg per person +0.9%
1964 0.1094 kg per person -0.9%
1965 0.1099 kg per person +0.5%
1966 0.108 kg per person -1.7%
1967 0.1035 kg per person -4.2%
1968 0.1027 kg per person -0.8%
1969 0.0999 kg per person -2.8%
1970 0.1027 kg per person +2.8%
1971 0.0983 kg per person -4.3%
1972 0.1014 kg per person +3.1%
1973 0.1031 kg per person +1.8%
1974 0.0987 kg per person -4.3%
1975 0.0959 kg per person -2.9%
1976 0.0972 kg per person +1.4%
1977 0.095 kg per person -2.2%
1978 0.0966 kg per person +1.7%
1979 0.0946 kg per person -2.1%
1980 0.0928 kg per person -2.0%
1981 0.0887 kg per person -4.4%
1982 0.088 kg per person -0.8%
1983 0.0923 kg per person +4.8%
1984 0.0826 kg per person -10.5%
1985 0.0794 kg per person -3.9%
1986 0.0829 kg per person +4.4%
1987 0.082 kg per person -1.1%
1988 0.0852 kg per person +3.8%
1989 0.0772 kg per person -9.3%
1990 0.0836 kg per person +8.2%
1991 0.0709 kg per person -15.2%
1992 0.0671 kg per person -5.3%
1993 0.0662 kg per person -1.5%
1994 0.0656 kg per person -0.8%
1995 0.0551 kg per person -16.0%
1996 0.0579 kg per person +4.9%
1997 0.0594 kg per person +2.7%
1998 0.0591 kg per person -0.6%
1999 0.0576 kg per person -2.5%
2000 0.0554 kg per person -3.8%
2001 0.0529 kg per person -4.4%
2002 0.0547 kg per person +3.3%
2003 0.0534 kg per person -2.4%
2004 0.0523 kg per person -2.0%
2005 0.0544 kg per person +4.1%
2006 0.0531 kg per person -2.5%
2007 0.0538 kg per person +1.5%
2008 0.0545 kg per person +1.3%
2009 0.0554 kg per person +1.5%
2010 0.0576 kg per person +4.1%
2011 0.057 kg per person -1.1%
2012 0.0583 kg per person +2.4%
2013 0.0592 kg per person +1.5%
2014 0.0602 kg per person +1.7%
2015 0.063 kg per person +4.7%
2016 0.0675 kg per person +7.1%
2017 0.0695 kg per person +2.9%
2018 0.0732 kg per person +5.4%
2019 0.0752 kg per person +2.7%
2020 0.0825 kg per person +9.8%
2021 0.0822 kg per person -0.4%
2022 0.082 kg per person -0.2%
2023 0.0799 kg per person -2.6%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 0.0799 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1025 kg per person, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 0.0799 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1458 kg per person, 55% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1078 kg per person 0.0999 kg per person 0.1172 kg per person 9
1970s 0.0983 kg per person 0.0946 kg per person 0.1031 kg per person 10
1980s 0.0851 kg per person 0.0772 kg per person 0.0928 kg per person 10
1990s 0.0642 kg per person 0.0551 kg per person 0.0836 kg per person 10
2000s 0.054 kg per person 0.0523 kg per person 0.0554 kg per person 10
2010s 0.0641 kg per person 0.057 kg per person 0.0752 kg per person 10
2020s 0.0817 kg per person 0.0799 kg per person 0.0825 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 67 New Caledonia 0.0833 kg per person compare
  2. 68 Cuba 0.0833 kg per person compare
  3. 69 Slovakia 0.0819 kg per person compare
  4. 71 Kazakhstan 0.0798 kg per person compare
  5. 72 Uruguay 0.0797 kg per person compare
  6. 73 Peru 0.0783 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Switzerland?
Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Switzerland was 0.0799 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1172 kg per person in 1961.
What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0523 kg per person in 2004.
How does Switzerland rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
Switzerland ranks 70th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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?
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Indicator
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.