Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.5859 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5859 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
126th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.5859 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.2633 kg per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.5859 kg per square kilometre for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Switzerland peaked at 0.5859 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2633 kg per square kilometre, in 1992.
Switzerland ranks 126th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 volatilises in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3123 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.305 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3029 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3054 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3264 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3351 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3348 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.319 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3223 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.31 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.308 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3137 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3408 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3313 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3134 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3147 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3093 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.334 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3195 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3111 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3009 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3009 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3097 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2957 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.285 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2876 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2868 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3152 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2966 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3008 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2633 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2953 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2953 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2789 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2889 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2944 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.302 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3067 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3069 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3054 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3223 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3464 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3565 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3335 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3563 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3715 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.383 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3937 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.41 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4301 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4365 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4621 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4703 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4818 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5039 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5139 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5278 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5598 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5652 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5857 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5859 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.5859 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7598 kg per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.5859 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3918 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3181 kg per square kilometre | 0.3029 kg per square kilometre | 0.3351 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3195 kg per square kilometre | 0.308 kg per square kilometre | 0.3408 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2989 kg per square kilometre | 0.285 kg per square kilometre | 0.3152 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2898 kg per square kilometre | 0.2633 kg per square kilometre | 0.3067 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3412 kg per square kilometre | 0.3054 kg per square kilometre | 0.383 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.463 kg per square kilometre | 0.3937 kg per square kilometre | 0.5278 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5742 kg per square kilometre | 0.5598 kg per square kilometre | 0.5859 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 123 Spain 0.6824 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Nauru 0.6485 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Kazakhstan 0.6345 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Congo 0.5643 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Poland 0.5173 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Greece 0.4839 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Switzerland?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Switzerland was 0.5859 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5859 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2633 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Switzerland rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Switzerland ranks 126th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.