Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 152.71 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland is 152.71 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland peaked at 244.83 kg/ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 130.4 kg/ha, in 2012.
That places Switzerland 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 145.04 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 149.17 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 155.65 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 148.44 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 172.84 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1966 | 181.6 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 182.38 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 192.5 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 197.67 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 204.46 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 195.01 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 199.56 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 210.4 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 200.17 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 208.99 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 223.12 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 238.12 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 241.81 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 239.41 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 244.83 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 225.65 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 212.61 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 228.65 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 213.9 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 218.2 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 220.77 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 224.62 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 204.61 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 193.07 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 192.64 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 186.78 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 187.61 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 178.77 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 180.5 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 175.07 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 162.04 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 162.8 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 159.01 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 160.63 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 149.01 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 165.41 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 144.53 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 159.51 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 147.6 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 158.48 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 158.79 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 145.29 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 147.34 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 142.5 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 148.91 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 143.38 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 130.4 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 155.62 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 143.91 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 155.62 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 165.79 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 150.85 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 146.17 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 138.06 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 144.77 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 159.89 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 144.31 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 152.71 kg/ha | +5.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 152.71 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 152.71 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 169.48 kg/ha | 145.04 kg/ha | 197.67 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 216.11 kg/ha | 195.01 kg/ha | 241.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 218.69 kg/ha | 193.07 kg/ha | 244.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 174.59 kg/ha | 159.01 kg/ha | 192.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 151.85 kg/ha | 142.5 kg/ha | 165.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.87 kg/ha | 130.4 kg/ha | 165.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 150.42 kg/ha | 144.31 kg/ha | 159.89 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 23 China 158.62 kg/ha compare
- 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 157.66 kg/ha compare
- 25 Norway 157.13 kg/ha compare
- 27 China, mainland 152.06 kg/ha compare
- 27 Caribbean 5.26 kg/ha compare
- 28 United Arab Emirates 140.42 kg/ha compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire -1.87 kg/ha compare
- 29 Pakistan 129.97 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Switzerland was 152.71 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 244.83 kg/ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 130.4 kg/ha in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Switzerland ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).