Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Switzerland
Switzerland: Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated was 15,038 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Switzerland is 15,038 kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Switzerland peaked at 15,038 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,122 kg, in 1985.
Switzerland ranks 43rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,828 kg | — |
| 1962 | 7,636 kg | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 7,582 kg | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 7,640 kg | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 8,151 kg | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 8,362 kg | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 8,354 kg | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 7,960 kg | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 8,045 kg | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 7,737 kg | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 7,688 kg | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 7,829 kg | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 8,497 kg | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 8,266 kg | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 7,824 kg | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 7,856 kg | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 7,722 kg | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 8,338 kg | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 7,980 kg | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 7,773 kg | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 7,519 kg | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 7,497 kg | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 7,756 kg | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 7,370 kg | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 7,122 kg | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 7,187 kg | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 7,187 kg | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7,911 kg | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 7,327 kg | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 10,186 kg | +39.0% |
| 1991 | 7,419 kg | -27.2% |
| 1992 | 7,240 kg | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 8,022 kg | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 8,022 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7,608 kg | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 7,936 kg | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 8,117 kg | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 8,190 kg | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 8,300 kg | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 8,382 kg | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 8,114 kg | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 8,538 kg | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 8,775 kg | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 9,202 kg | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 9,420 kg | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 8,876 kg | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 9,323 kg | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 9,430 kg | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9,704 kg | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 9,996 kg | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 10,399 kg | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 10,864 kg | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 11,041 kg | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 11,680 kg | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 11,846 kg | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 12,233 kg | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 12,806 kg | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 13,084 kg | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 13,386 kg | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 14,238 kg | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 14,349 kg | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 14,853 kg | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 15,038 kg | +1.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 15,038 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9,270 kg, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated 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% | 7,327 kg | 10,186 kg |
| 1991 | -27.2% | 10,186 kg | 7,419 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,951 kg | 7,582 kg | 8,362 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,974 kg | 7,688 kg | 8,497 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,465 kg | 7,122 kg | 7,911 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,104 kg | 7,240 kg | 10,186 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,976 kg | 8,114 kg | 9,704 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,733 kg | 9,996 kg | 13,386 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,619 kg | 14,238 kg | 15,038 kg | 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 — losses from manure treated in Switzerland?
- Poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Switzerland was 15,038 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 15,038 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,122 kg in 1985.
- How does Switzerland rank for poultry birds — losses from manure treated?
- Switzerland ranks 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — losses from manure treated 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).