Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland

Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 85,973 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
85,973 t
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
81st
of 218 countries
All-time high
85,973 t
in 2024
All-time low
1,100 t
in 1968
Years of data
57
1968–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland, 1968–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 85,973 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland peaked at 85,973 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,100 t, in 1968.

Switzerland ranks 81st of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland, 1968 to 2024.
Year t Change
1968 1,100 t
1969 6,800 t +518.2%
1970 11,300 t +66.2%
1971 12,700 t +12.4%
1972 13,400 t +5.5%
1973 15,600 t +16.4%
1974 9,100 t -41.7%
1975 15,900 t +74.7%
1976 22,100 t +39.0%
1977 24,600 t +11.3%
1978 30,000 t +22.0%
1979 33,500 t +11.7%
1980 33,000 t -1.5%
1981 29,700 t -10.0%
1982 29,500 t -0.7%
1983 36,500 t +23.7%
1984 36,100 t -1.1%
1985 36,700 t +1.7%
1986 37,000 t +0.8%
1987 39,100 t +5.7%
1988 38,200 t -2.3%
1989 39,300 t +2.9%
1990 36,700 t -6.6%
1991 41,000 t +11.7%
1992 42,850 t +4.5%
1993 42,871 t +0.0%
1994 50,000 t +16.6%
1995 41,507 t -17.0%
1996 51,000 t +22.9%
1997 48,000 t -5.9%
1998 40,000 t -16.7%
1999 44,000 t +10.0%
2000 39,776 t -9.6%
2001 55,359 t +39.2%
2002 49,775 t -10.1%
2003 43,092 t -13.4%
2004 50,888 t +18.1%
2005 60,108 t +18.1%
2006 51,150 t -14.9%
2007 54,989 t +7.5%
2008 53,644 t -2.4%
2009 45,312 t -15.5%
2010 57,103 t +26.0%
2011 54,105 t -5.3%
2012 57,317 t +5.9%
2013 56,450 t -1.5%
2014 61,802 t +9.5%
2015 63,478 t +2.7%
2016 67,153 t +5.8%
2017 69,531 t +3.5%
2018 68,690 t -1.2%
2019 82,736 t +20.4%
2020 81,036 t -2.1%
2021 85,627 t +5.7%
2022 75,951 t -11.3%
2023 83,560 t +10.0%
2024 85,973 t +2.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 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.

YearChange FromTo
1969 +518.2% 1,100 t 6,800 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,950 t 1,100 t 6,800 t 2
1970s 18,820 t 9,100 t 33,500 t 10
1980s 35,510 t 29,500 t 39,300 t 10
1990s 43,793 t 36,700 t 51,000 t 10
2000s 50,409 t 39,776 t 60,108 t 10
2010s 63,836 t 54,105 t 82,736 t 10
2020s 82,429 t 75,951 t 85,973 t 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 78 Nigeria 89,734 t compare
  2. 79 Israel 87,051 t compare
  3. 80 Afghanistan 87,001 t compare
  4. 82 Caribbean 83,912 t compare
  5. 83 China, Taiwan Province of 80,369 t compare
  6. 84 Croatia 79,362 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Switzerland was 85,973 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 85,973 t in 2024.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,100 t in 1968.
How does Switzerland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
Switzerland ranks 81st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
277 places, 14,201 data points, 1961–2024
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.