Chickens, layers: Manure left … left pasture square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left pasture square kilometre was 1.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Switzerland is 1.23 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Switzerland peaked at 1.24 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6604 kg per square kilometre, in 2001.
Switzerland ranks 122nd 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 left … left pasture square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9727 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9708 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9181 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8865 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9305 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9264 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9688 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8859 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9682 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8316 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7965 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.792 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.792 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6698 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7059 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.727 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7245 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7095 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6862 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6604 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6875 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6757 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6668 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6988 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6854 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7017 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7199 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7783 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.778 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8048 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8266 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8508 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.901 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9757 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9493 kg per square kilometre | 0.8859 kg per square kilometre | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7717 kg per square kilometre | 0.6698 kg per square kilometre | 0.9682 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6922 kg per square kilometre | 0.6604 kg per square kilometre | 0.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9118 kg per square kilometre | 0.778 kg per square kilometre | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Switzerland?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Switzerland was 1.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6604 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square?
- Switzerland ranks 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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, layers — Manure left on pasture (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.