Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 23.85 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland stood at 23.85 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland peaked at 75.06 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 22.94 kg/ha, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 18th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.26 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 61.24 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 64.97 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 63.7 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 67.67 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 65.09 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 67.78 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 70.59 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 72.44 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 72.21 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 70.42 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 70.57 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 75.06 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 64.72 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 63.9 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 68.2 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 67.7 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 67.3 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 67.67 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 67.55 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 59.77 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 59.29 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 59.65 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 55.64 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 54.47 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 52.98 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 54.38 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 50 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 47.58 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 48.9 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 46.59 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 42.55 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 41.37 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 38.19 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 36.22 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 33.57 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 33.75 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 33.48 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 30.57 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 24.75 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 28.62 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 27.88 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 28.82 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 26.03 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 26.98 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 29.21 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 28.37 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 27.89 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 25.1 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 28.47 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 25.81 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 25.32 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 26.78 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 24.15 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 26.03 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 29.5 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 24.88 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 27 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 25.96 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 25.27 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 29.38 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 22.94 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 23.85 kg/ha | +3.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 23.85 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.75 kg/ha, 3.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 23.85 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.26 kg/ha, 5.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.08 kg/ha | 61.24 kg/ha | 72.44 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.78 kg/ha | 63.9 kg/ha | 75.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.13 kg/ha | 47.58 kg/ha | 67.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.52 kg/ha | 30.57 kg/ha | 48.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.36 kg/ha | 24.75 kg/ha | 29.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.39 kg/ha | 24.15 kg/ha | 29.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.36 kg/ha | 22.94 kg/ha | 29.38 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 15 Mongolia 29.94 kg/ha compare
- 15 Melanesia -1.75 kg/ha compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo -2.01 kg/ha compare
- 16 Malta 28.32 kg/ha compare
- 17 Cook Islands 26.86 kg/ha compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic -3.04 kg/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) -52.38 kg/ha compare
- 19 Japan 22.49 kg/ha compare
- 20 Tuvalu 22.06 kg/ha compare
- 21 Colombia 21.84 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 phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland was 23.85 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 75.06 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.94 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).