Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 42.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Switzerland is 42.95 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Switzerland peaked at 42.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.31 kg per square kilometre, in 1992.
Switzerland ranks 38th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.9 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 22.36 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 22.21 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 22.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 23.93 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 24.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 24.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 23.38 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 23.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 22.72 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 22.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 23 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 24.98 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 24.29 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 22.97 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 23.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 22.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 24.49 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 23.42 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 22.81 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 22.06 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 22.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 22.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 21.68 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 20.89 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 21.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 21.02 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 23.11 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 21.74 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 22.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 19.97 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 19.31 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 21.65 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 21.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20.45 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 21.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 21.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 22.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 22.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 22.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 22.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 23.63 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 24.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 25.39 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 26.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 24.45 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 26.12 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 27.23 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 28.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 28.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 30.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 31.53 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 32 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 33.87 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 34.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 35.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 36.95 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 37.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 38.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 41.04 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 41.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 42.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 42.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 42.95 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.18 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 42.95 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.04 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.32 kg per square kilometre | 22.21 kg per square kilometre | 24.56 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.42 kg per square kilometre | 22.58 kg per square kilometre | 24.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.92 kg per square kilometre | 20.89 kg per square kilometre | 23.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.25 kg per square kilometre | 19.31 kg per square kilometre | 22.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.01 kg per square kilometre | 22.39 kg per square kilometre | 28.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.95 kg per square kilometre | 28.86 kg per square kilometre | 38.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.09 kg per square kilometre | 41.04 kg per square kilometre | 42.95 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 35 Romania 45.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 China 43.7 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 43.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Hungary 40.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 Fiji 39.57 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Thailand 38.65 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Switzerland?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Switzerland was 42.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.31 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Switzerland rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Switzerland ranks 38th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils 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.