Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Switzerland
Switzerland: Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 152.24 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Switzerland stood at 152.24 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Switzerland peaked at 152.24 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.07 kg per square kilometre, in 1985.
Switzerland ranks 56th of 168 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.
Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.22 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 77.28 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 76.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 77.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 82.49 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 84.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 84.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 80.55 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 81.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 78.3 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 77.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 79.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 85.98 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 83.64 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 79.17 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 79.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 78.15 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 84.37 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 80.75 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 78.65 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 76.09 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 75.86 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 78.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 74.57 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 72.07 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 72.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 72.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 80.05 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 74.14 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 103.07 kg per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1991 | 75.08 kg per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 1992 | 73.27 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 81.18 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 81.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 76.98 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 80.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 82.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 82.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 83.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 84.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 82.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 86.41 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 88.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 93.14 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 95.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 89.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 94.37 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 95.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 98.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 101.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 105.28 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 109.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 111.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 118.25 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 119.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 123.84 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 129.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 132.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 135.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 144.14 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 145.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 150.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 152.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 152.24 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 132.06 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 152.24 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.25 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +39.0% | 74.14 kg per square kilometre | 103.07 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -27.2% | 103.07 kg per square kilometre | 75.08 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.46 kg per square kilometre | 76.73 kg per square kilometre | 84.61 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.69 kg per square kilometre | 77.79 kg per square kilometre | 85.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.54 kg per square kilometre | 72.07 kg per square kilometre | 80.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.01 kg per square kilometre | 73.27 kg per square kilometre | 103.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.86 kg per square kilometre | 82.12 kg per square kilometre | 98.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.79 kg per square kilometre | 101.19 kg per square kilometre | 135.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 148.01 kg per square kilometre | 144.14 kg per square kilometre | 152.24 kg 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)
- 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 poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Switzerland?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Switzerland was 152.24 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 152.24 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.07 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Switzerland rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Switzerland ranks 56th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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 Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure 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
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.