What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 0.025 kg per person in 1961.

What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 kg per person in 2018.

How does Switzerland rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?

Switzerland ranks 54th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.

Is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Switzerland

Name: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Switzerland
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License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Switzerland: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0077 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0077 kg per person

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

54th

of 143 countries

All-time high

0.025 kg per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0077 kg per person

in 2018

Years of data

1961–2023

Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.0077 kg per person for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.025 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 kg per person, in 2018.

That places Switzerland 54th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Switzerland, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.025 kg per person	—
1962	0.0231 kg per person	-7.7%
1963	0.0206 kg per person	-10.8%
1964	0.0188 kg per person	-8.8%
1965	0.0177 kg per person	-5.7%
1966	0.0162 kg per person	-8.5%
1967	0.0147 kg per person	-9.2%
1968	0.0139 kg per person	-5.2%
1969	0.013 kg per person	-6.8%
1970	0.0122 kg per person	-6.2%
1971	0.0114 kg per person	-6.2%
1972	0.0108 kg per person	-5.3%
1973	0.0106 kg per person	-2.1%
1974	0.0108 kg per person	+2.2%
1975	0.0106 kg per person	-1.8%
1976	0.0106 kg per person	-0.6%
1977	0.0105 kg per person	-0.8%
1978	0.0104 kg per person	-0.7%
1979	0.0101 kg per person	-2.9%
1980	0.0102 kg per person	+0.6%
1981	0.0101 kg per person	-0.8%
1982	0.0101 kg per person	-0.3%
1983	0.0103 kg per person	+2.5%
1984	0.0106 kg per person	+3.0%
1985	0.0102 kg per person	-3.7%
1986	0.0105 kg per person	+2.9%
1987	0.0104 kg per person	-1.0%
1988	0.0107 kg per person	+2.4%
1989	0.0104 kg per person	-3.0%
1990	0.0097 kg per person	-6.8%
1991	0.0103 kg per person	+6.8%
1992	0.0108 kg per person	+4.4%
1993	0.0112 kg per person	+4.0%
1994	0.0105 kg per person	-6.0%
1995	0.0093 kg per person	-11.5%
1996	0.0087 kg per person	-6.5%
1997	0.0092 kg per person	+6.2%
1998	0.0093 kg per person	+0.8%
1999	0.0097 kg per person	+4.3%
2000	0.01 kg per person	+3.2%
2001	0.0099 kg per person	-1.1%
2002	0.0101 kg per person	+1.5%
2003	0.0103 kg per person	+2.0%
2004	0.0104 kg per person	+1.3%
2005	0.0106 kg per person	+2.0%
2006	0.0108 kg per person	+1.7%
2007	0.0109 kg per person	+1.4%
2008	0.011 kg per person	+0.9%
2009	0.0111 kg per person	+0.7%
2010	0.0114 kg per person	+2.2%
2011	0.0104 kg per person	-8.9%
2012	0.0104 kg per person	+0.3%
2013	0.0101 kg per person	-2.5%
2014	0.01 kg per person	-1.3%
2015	0.0096 kg per person	-4.1%
2016	0.0095 kg per person	-0.8%
2017	0.0094 kg per person	-1.2%
2018	0.0077 kg per person	-17.9%
2019	0.0079 kg per person	+1.8%
2020	0.0078 kg per person	-0.9%
2021	0.0077 kg per person	-0.5%
2022	0.0078 kg per person	+0.1%
2023	0.0077 kg per person	-0.2%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

Switzerland's 0.0077 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0065 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Switzerland's 0.0077 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.009 kg per person, 86% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0181 kg per person	0.013 kg per person	0.025 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0108 kg per person	0.0101 kg per person	0.0122 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0104 kg per person	0.0101 kg per person	0.0107 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0099 kg per person	0.0087 kg per person	0.0112 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0105 kg per person	0.0099 kg per person	0.0111 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0096 kg per person	0.0077 kg per person	0.0114 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0078 kg per person	0.0077 kg per person	0.0078 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

51 Germany 0.0084 kg per person compare
52 Niger 0.008 kg per person compare
53 North Macedonia 0.0079 kg per person compare
55 Turkmenistan 0.0076 kg per person compare
56 Belarus 0.0073 kg per person compare
57 Honduras 0.0069 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

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)

All data for Switzerland →

Frequently asked questions

What is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Switzerland?: Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Switzerland was 0.0077 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 0.025 kg per person in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 kg per person in 2018.
How does Switzerland rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?: Switzerland ranks 54th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
Is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Horses — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 145 places, 8,113 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 October 2026

Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.