Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0091 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0091 t per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 0.2176 t per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 81st of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1012 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1347 t per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1347 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.129 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2176 t per square kilometre | +68.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1594 t per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1164 t per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1012 t per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0291 t per square kilometre | -71.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0253 t per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0482 t per square kilometre | +90.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0317 t per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0253 t per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0253 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0229 t per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0148 t per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0173 t per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0506 t per square kilometre | +192.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1518 t per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0732 t per square kilometre | -51.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1017 t per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0904 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0432 t per square kilometre | -52.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0352 t per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0381 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0147 t per square kilometre | -45.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0252 t per square kilometre | +71.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0318 t per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0377 t per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0188 t per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0205 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.017 t per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0386 t per square kilometre | +126.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0578 t per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0313 t per square kilometre | -45.8% |
| 2018 | 0.03 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0503 t per square kilometre | +67.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0322 t per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0198 t per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0152 t per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0091 t per square kilometre | -40.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0091 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2577 t per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0091 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.44 t per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1368 t per square kilometre | 0.1012 t per square kilometre | 0.2176 t per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0291 t per square kilometre | 0.0148 t per square kilometre | 0.0506 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.06 t per square kilometre | 0.0147 t per square kilometre | 0.1518 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0334 t per square kilometre | 0.017 t per square kilometre | 0.0578 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0191 t per square kilometre | 0.0091 t per square kilometre | 0.0322 t per square kilometre | 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.0091 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2176 t per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 81st out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 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) — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 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) — Export quantity 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.