Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.3679 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3679 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
122nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.3729 kg per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.1981 kg per square kilometre
in 2001
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Switzerland stood at 0.3679 kg per square kilometre.
The figure 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 that leaches (n content) in Switzerland peaked at 0.3729 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1981 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 square kilometre leaches in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3295 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3159 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3255 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3279 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3333 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.331 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.321 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3226 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3172 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3285 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.316 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3285 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3367 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3241 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3145 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.317 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3088 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3142 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3084 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3035 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2918 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2912 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3066 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2754 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.266 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2792 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2779 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2907 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2658 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2905 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2495 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.239 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2376 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2376 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2009 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2118 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2181 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2173 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2128 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2059 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1981 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2063 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2027 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2096 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2056 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2105 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.216 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.222 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2335 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2334 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2415 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.248 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2553 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2703 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2927 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.304 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3229 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3339 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3691 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3704 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3729 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3679 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.3679 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4362 kg per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.3679 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2707 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3249 kg per square kilometre | 0.3159 kg per square kilometre | 0.3333 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3197 kg per square kilometre | 0.3084 kg per square kilometre | 0.3367 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2848 kg per square kilometre | 0.2658 kg per square kilometre | 0.3066 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2315 kg per square kilometre | 0.2009 kg per square kilometre | 0.2905 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2077 kg per square kilometre | 0.1981 kg per square kilometre | 0.222 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2735 kg per square kilometre | 0.2334 kg per square kilometre | 0.3339 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3701 kg per square kilometre | 0.3679 kg per square kilometre | 0.3729 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 119 France 0.4417 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Spain 0.4307 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Niger 0.4009 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Serbia 0.3481 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Gabon 0.346 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 French Polynesia 0.3394 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Switzerland?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Switzerland was 0.3679 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3729 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1981 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Switzerland ranks 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.