How does Switzerland rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?

Switzerland ranks 160th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.

Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (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.

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Switzerland

Name: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Switzerland
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Switzerland: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.0055 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0055 kg per person

Change on year

down 2.6%

World rank

160th

of 168 countries

All-time high

0.008 kg per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0036 kg per person

in 2004

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Switzerland is 0.0055 kg per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.008 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 kg per person, in 2004.

Switzerland ranks 160th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Switzerland, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.008 kg per person	—
1962	0.0075 kg per person	-6.5%
1963	0.0075 kg per person	+0.9%
1964	0.0075 kg per person	-0.9%
1965	0.0075 kg per person	+0.5%
1966	0.0074 kg per person	-1.7%
1967	0.0071 kg per person	-4.2%
1968	0.007 kg per person	-0.8%
1969	0.0068 kg per person	-2.8%
1970	0.007 kg per person	+2.8%
1971	0.0067 kg per person	-4.3%
1972	0.0069 kg per person	+3.1%
1973	0.007 kg per person	+1.8%
1974	0.0067 kg per person	-4.3%
1975	0.0065 kg per person	-2.9%
1976	0.0066 kg per person	+1.4%
1977	0.0065 kg per person	-2.2%
1978	0.0066 kg per person	+1.7%
1979	0.0065 kg per person	-2.1%
1980	0.0063 kg per person	-2.0%
1981	0.0061 kg per person	-4.4%
1982	0.006 kg per person	-0.8%
1983	0.0063 kg per person	+4.8%
1984	0.0056 kg per person	-10.5%
1985	0.0054 kg per person	-3.9%
1986	0.0057 kg per person	+4.4%
1987	0.0056 kg per person	-1.1%
1988	0.0058 kg per person	+3.8%
1989	0.0053 kg per person	-9.3%
1990	0.0057 kg per person	+8.2%
1991	0.0048 kg per person	-15.2%
1992	0.0046 kg per person	-5.3%
1993	0.0045 kg per person	-1.5%
1994	0.0045 kg per person	-0.8%
1995	0.0038 kg per person	-16.0%
1996	0.0039 kg per person	+4.9%
1997	0.0041 kg per person	+2.7%
1998	0.004 kg per person	-0.6%
1999	0.0039 kg per person	-2.5%
2000	0.0038 kg per person	-3.8%
2001	0.0036 kg per person	-4.4%
2002	0.0037 kg per person	+3.3%
2003	0.0036 kg per person	-2.4%
2004	0.0036 kg per person	-2.0%
2005	0.0037 kg per person	+4.1%
2006	0.0036 kg per person	-2.5%
2007	0.0037 kg per person	+1.5%
2008	0.0037 kg per person	+1.3%
2009	0.0038 kg per person	+1.5%
2010	0.0039 kg per person	+4.1%
2011	0.0039 kg per person	-1.1%
2012	0.004 kg per person	+2.4%
2013	0.004 kg per person	+1.5%
2014	0.0041 kg per person	+1.7%
2015	0.0043 kg per person	+4.7%
2016	0.0046 kg per person	+7.1%
2017	0.0047 kg per person	+2.9%
2018	0.005 kg per person	+5.4%
2019	0.0051 kg per person	+2.7%
2020	0.0056 kg per person	+9.8%
2021	0.0056 kg per person	-0.4%
2022	0.0056 kg per person	-0.2%
2023	0.0055 kg per person	-2.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0074 kg per person	0.0068 kg per person	0.008 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0067 kg per person	0.0065 kg per person	0.007 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0058 kg per person	0.0053 kg per person	0.0063 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0044 kg per person	0.0038 kg per person	0.0057 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0037 kg per person	0.0036 kg per person	0.0038 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0044 kg per person	0.0039 kg per person	0.0051 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0056 kg per person	0.0055 kg per person	0.0056 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

157 Iceland 0.006 kg per person compare
158 Hungary 0.006 kg per person compare
159 Samoa 0.0055 kg per person compare
161 Bulgaria 0.0054 kg per person compare
162 Canada 0.0048 kg per person compare
163 Luxembourg 0.0031 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Switzerland?: Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Switzerland was 0.0055 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 0.008 kg per person in 1961.
What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 kg per person in 2004.
How does Switzerland rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?: Switzerland ranks 160th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 October 2026

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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.