Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 21.29 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland stood at 21.29 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland peaked at 26.59 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.75 kg/ha, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.75 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14.39 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 1963 | 11.78 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1964 | 14.15 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 1965 | 12.49 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 12.65 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 15.04 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1968 | 14.83 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 14.17 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 14.35 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 16.49 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1972 | 15.85 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 16.4 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 18.57 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1975 | 16.31 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 17.35 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 15.46 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 18.49 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1979 | 19.54 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 17.92 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 19.52 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 20.37 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 19.55 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 23.88 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 21.4 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 19.39 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 19.32 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 23.81 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 1989 | 25.72 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 23.11 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 24.34 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 23.24 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 24.72 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 22.93 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 24.12 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 26.55 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 25.29 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 25.86 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 22.12 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 25.2 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 23.25 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 24.32 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 20.19 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 25.58 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 24.37 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 23.55 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 24.41 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 24.59 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 25.26 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 23.32 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 26.17 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 24.6 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 22.34 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 26.59 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 23.87 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 19.77 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 25.47 kg/ha | +28.8% |
| 2018 | 23.41 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 24.24 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 25.42 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 20.58 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 23.07 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 21.29 kg/ha | -7.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 21.29 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.03 kg/ha, 2.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 21.29 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.61 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.47 kg/ha | 11.75 kg/ha | 15.04 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.88 kg/ha | 14.35 kg/ha | 19.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.09 kg/ha | 17.92 kg/ha | 25.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.23 kg/ha | 22.12 kg/ha | 26.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.07 kg/ha | 20.19 kg/ha | 25.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.98 kg/ha | 19.77 kg/ha | 26.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.59 kg/ha | 20.58 kg/ha | 25.42 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland was 21.29 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.59 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.75 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).