Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Switzerland
Switzerland: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.9135 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Switzerland stood at 0.9135 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Switzerland peaked at 0.9135 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4324 kg per square kilometre, in 1985.
Switzerland ranks 127th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4753 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4637 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4604 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4639 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4949 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5077 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5072 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4833 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4884 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4698 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4668 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4754 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5159 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5019 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.475 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.477 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4689 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5062 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4845 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4719 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4565 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4552 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4709 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4474 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4324 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4363 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4364 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4803 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4448 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6184 kg per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4505 kg per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4396 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4871 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4871 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4619 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4818 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4929 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4973 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.504 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.509 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4927 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5185 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5329 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5588 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5721 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5391 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5662 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5727 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5894 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6072 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6317 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6599 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6706 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7095 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7195 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7431 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7779 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7948 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8131 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8649 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8716 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9022 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9135 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.9135 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.44 kg per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.9135 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6679 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 0.4448 kg per square kilometre | 0.6184 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -27.2% | 0.6184 kg per square kilometre | 0.4505 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4827 kg per square kilometre | 0.4604 kg per square kilometre | 0.5077 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4841 kg per square kilometre | 0.4668 kg per square kilometre | 0.5159 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4532 kg per square kilometre | 0.4324 kg per square kilometre | 0.4803 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.492 kg per square kilometre | 0.4396 kg per square kilometre | 0.6184 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5452 kg per square kilometre | 0.4927 kg per square kilometre | 0.5894 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7127 kg per square kilometre | 0.6072 kg per square kilometre | 0.8131 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.888 kg per square kilometre | 0.8649 kg per square kilometre | 0.9135 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 124 Eritrea 1.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Central African Republic 1.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Nauru 0.9727 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Congo 0.8465 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Albania 0.812 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Belarus 0.7488 kg per square kilometre compare
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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Switzerland?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Switzerland was 0.9135 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9135 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4324 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Switzerland rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Switzerland ranks 127th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.