Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area was 153.48 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 153.48 kg/ha for manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland peaked at 242.49 kg/ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 153.15 kg/ha, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 13th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 213 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 212.82 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 211.48 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 211.55 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 223.31 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 226.51 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 235.32 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 240.72 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 238.33 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 241.8 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 234.49 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 232.43 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 241.06 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 242.49 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 236.69 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 239.55 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 239.22 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 237.44 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 236.73 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 233.53 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 223.51 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 219.52 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 216.19 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 210.85 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 206.36 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 204.09 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 201.86 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 199.29 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 196.81 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 198.5 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 194.02 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 190.65 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 185.4 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 181.63 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 177.03 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 176.93 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 173.08 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 172.3 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 169.15 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 167.56 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 168.93 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 167.5 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 164.96 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 162.14 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 163.62 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 163.88 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 163.38 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 166.3 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 163.18 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 163.4 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 162.94 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 161.67 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 160.27 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 161.14 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 160.28 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 158.85 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 158.26 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 158.1 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 154.49 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 153.15 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 154.74 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 154.52 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 153.48 kg/ha | -0.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 153.48 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.01 kg/ha, 5.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 153.48 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.01 kg/ha, 5.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 223.67 kg/ha | 211.48 kg/ha | 240.72 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 238.19 kg/ha | 232.43 kg/ha | 242.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 211.2 kg/ha | 196.81 kg/ha | 233.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 181.87 kg/ha | 169.15 kg/ha | 198.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 165.15 kg/ha | 162.14 kg/ha | 168.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.94 kg/ha | 154.49 kg/ha | 163.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 153.97 kg/ha | 153.15 kg/ha | 154.74 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.26 kg/ha compare
- 10 Djibouti 174.42 kg/ha compare
- 11 Belgium 164.2 kg/ha compare
- 12 Brunei Darussalam 157.29 kg/ha compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8.46 kg/ha compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 7.56 kg/ha compare
- 14 Malta 128.75 kg/ha compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 6.3 kg/ha compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 107.47 kg/ha compare
- 16 Barbados 96.83 kg/ha compare
- 16 Cabo Verde 13.48 kg/ha compare
- 16 Türkiye 2.88 kg/ha 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 manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland?
- Manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in Switzerland was 153.48 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 242.49 kg/ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 153.15 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Switzerland ranks 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Manure applied — Cropland potassium 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 (%).