Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 43.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
43.55 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
33rd
of 143 countries
All-time high
86.05 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
38.94 kg per square kilometre
in 1996
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Switzerland stood at 43.55 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 86.05 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 38.94 kg per square kilometre, in 1996.
Switzerland ranks 33rd of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 86.05 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 81.46 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 74.22 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 68.79 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 65.62 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 60.66 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 55.75 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 53.53 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 50.45 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 47.65 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 44.95 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 42.9 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 42.31 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 43.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 42.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 42.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 41.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 41.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 40.32 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 40.74 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 40.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 40.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 41.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 43.34 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 41.91 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 43.35 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 43.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 44.52 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 43.53 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 41 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 44.35 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 46.79 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 49.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 46.52 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 41.45 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 38.94 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 41.45 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 41.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 43.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 45.57 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 45.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 46.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 47.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 48.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 49.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 51.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 52.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 53.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 54.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 56.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 51.83 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 52.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 51.83 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 51.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.24 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 50.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 50.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 41.57 kg per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 42.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 42.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 42.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 43.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 43.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 43.55 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.63 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 43.55 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.23 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.28 kg per square kilometre | 50.45 kg per square kilometre | 86.05 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.96 kg per square kilometre | 40.32 kg per square kilometre | 47.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.38 kg per square kilometre | 40.62 kg per square kilometre | 44.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.54 kg per square kilometre | 38.94 kg per square kilometre | 49.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.47 kg per square kilometre | 45.37 kg per square kilometre | 54.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.94 kg per square kilometre | 41.57 kg per square kilometre | 56.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.96 kg per square kilometre | 42.54 kg per square kilometre | 43.55 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 30 Chad 47.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 44.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Italy 44.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Ireland 42.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Denmark 41.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 Austria 39.21 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Switzerland was 43.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.05 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.94 kg per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 33rd out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure 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
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.