Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Switzerland
Switzerland: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 33.65 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Switzerland is 33.65 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Switzerland peaked at 38.69 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.03 %, in 1965.
Switzerland ranks 156th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.18 % | — |
| 1962 | 15.1 % | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 12.98 % | -14.1% |
| 1964 | 14.75 % | +13.7% |
| 1965 | 12.03 % | -18.5% |
| 1966 | 13.63 % | +13.4% |
| 1967 | 15.5 % | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 14.2 % | -8.4% |
| 1969 | 13.7 % | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 13.36 % | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 15.31 % | +14.5% |
| 1972 | 14 % | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 14.02 % | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 16.52 % | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 15.72 % | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 14.89 % | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 13.59 % | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 15.87 % | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 16.56 % | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 15.16 % | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 18 % | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 19.3 % | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 17.36 % | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 21.41 % | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 20.28 % | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 19.67 % | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 18.74 % | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 24.35 % | +30.0% |
| 1989 | 26.09 % | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 24.15 % | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 24.76 % | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 26.43 % | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 27.25 % | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 26.77 % | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 28.37 % | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 32.6 % | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 30.94 % | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 31.81 % | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 30.22 % | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 38.16 % | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 31.78 % | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 34.11 % | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 29.5 % | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 36.24 % | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 34.43 % | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 31.57 % | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 33.46 % | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 33.66 % | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 36.65 % | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 31.34 % | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 36.69 % | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 35.28 % | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 31.84 % | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 38.69 % | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 34.11 % | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 28.1 % | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 36.36 % | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 33.23 % | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 34.18 % | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 36.16 % | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 28.26 % | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 36.49 % | +29.1% |
| 2023 | 33.65 % | -7.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 33.65 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 69% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 33.65 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.05 %, 49% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9 % | 12.03 % | 15.5 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.98 % | 13.36 % | 16.56 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.04 % | 15.16 % | 26.09 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.33 % | 24.15 % | 32.6 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.96 % | 29.5 % | 38.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.98 % | 28.1 % | 38.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.64 % | 28.26 % | 36.49 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 use efficiency in Switzerland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Switzerland was 33.65 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 38.69 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.03 % in 1965.
- How does Switzerland rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Switzerland ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency. 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 (%).