Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre was 1.01 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Switzerland stood at 1.01 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 1.84 t per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4048 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 47th of 173 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4048 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6001 t per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5805 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5439 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6401 t per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7792 t per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1967 | 0.802 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8374 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8779 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9285 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9411 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9942 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9588 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 1.39 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 1.61 t per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 1.63 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.66 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.59 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 1.52 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 1.71 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 1.79 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 1.82 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.8 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.84 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.81 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.6 t per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 1.59 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.62 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.59 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.59 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.64 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.57 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 1.52 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.49 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.34 t per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 1.22 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.16 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.35 t per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 1.35 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 1.34 t per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 1.29 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.29 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9958 t per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 1.24 t per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 1.24 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9655 t per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8955 t per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | +12.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1.01 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5486 t per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1.01 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.24 t per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre 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 | +48.3% | 0.4048 t per square kilometre | 0.6001 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.674 t per square kilometre | 0.4048 t per square kilometre | 0.8779 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 t per square kilometre | 0.9285 t per square kilometre | 1.63 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 t per square kilometre | 1.52 t per square kilometre | 1.84 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 t per square kilometre | 1.34 t per square kilometre | 1.64 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 t per square kilometre | 1.03 t per square kilometre | 1.4 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 t per square kilometre | 0.9655 t per square kilometre | 1.33 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 t per square kilometre | 0.8955 t per square kilometre | 1.1 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 1.01 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 t per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4048 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 47th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.