Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 0.8788 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Switzerland is 0.8788 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Switzerland peaked at 0.8788 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.395 kg per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Switzerland 126th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4685 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4574 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4544 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4582 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4896 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5026 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5022 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4785 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4835 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4649 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.462 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4705 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5112 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4969 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4701 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.472 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4639 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.501 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4793 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4667 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4513 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4513 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4646 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4436 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4274 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4314 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4302 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4727 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4448 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4512 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4087 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.395 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.443 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.443 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4184 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4333 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4416 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.453 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4601 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4604 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4581 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4834 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.495 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5196 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5348 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5002 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5344 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5572 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5744 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5905 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.615 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6451 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6548 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6931 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7055 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7228 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7559 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7709 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7917 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8397 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8479 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8786 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8788 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.8788 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 kg per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.8788 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5876 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4772 kg per square kilometre | 0.4544 kg per square kilometre | 0.5026 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4792 kg per square kilometre | 0.462 kg per square kilometre | 0.5112 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4484 kg per square kilometre | 0.4274 kg per square kilometre | 0.4727 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4347 kg per square kilometre | 0.395 kg per square kilometre | 0.4601 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5118 kg per square kilometre | 0.4581 kg per square kilometre | 0.5744 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6945 kg per square kilometre | 0.5905 kg per square kilometre | 0.7917 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8613 kg per square kilometre | 0.8397 kg per square kilometre | 0.8788 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Switzerland?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Switzerland was 0.8788 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8788 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.395 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Switzerland rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Switzerland ranks 126th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 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 — 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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 — 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.