Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Switzerland
Switzerland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 33,071 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Switzerland stood at 33,071 t.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Switzerland peaked at 50,820 t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 11,200 t, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 97th of 186 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,200 t | — |
| 1962 | 16,702 t | +49.1% |
| 1963 | 16,081 t | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 15,225 t | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 17,605 t | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 21,630 t | +22.9% |
| 1967 | 22,540 t | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 22,960 t | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 24,745 t | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 25,620 t | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 26,565 t | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 27,230 t | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 28,525 t | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 26,355 t | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 30,310 t | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 35,420 t | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 38,605 t | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 44,415 t | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 45,150 t | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 45,920 t | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 44,030 t | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 42,140 t | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 47,180 t | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 49,490 t | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 50,330 t | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 49,770 t | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 50,820 t | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 50,085 t | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 49,175 t | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 44,380 t | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 44,100 t | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 44,800 t | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 44,100 t | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 44,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 45,500 t | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 43,400 t | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 42,000 t | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 41,300 t | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 37,100 t | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 36,530 t | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 39,326 t | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 32,040 t | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 34,364 t | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 35,302 t | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 37,896 t | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 36,810 t | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 32,405 t | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 32,514 t | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 32,009 t | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 31,335 t | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 33,092 t | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 25,462 t | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 34,030 t | +33.7% |
| 2014 | 33,619 t | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 35,466 t | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 36,281 t | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 35,126 t | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 31,728 t | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 29,452 t | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 34,345 t | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 34,671 t | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 31,143 t | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 33,071 t | +6.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 33,071 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 64,534 t, 51% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 33,071 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93,220 t, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +49.1% | 11,200 t | 16,702 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,743 t | 11,200 t | 24,745 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,820 t | 25,620 t | 45,150 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,894 t | 42,140 t | 50,820 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,078 t | 37,100 t | 45,500 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,920 t | 32,009 t | 39,326 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,559 t | 25,462 t | 36,281 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,307 t | 31,143 t | 34,671 t | 4 |
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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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Switzerland?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Switzerland was 33,071 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 50,820 t in 1987.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,200 t in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Switzerland ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).