Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Switzerland
Switzerland: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.609 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Switzerland stood at 0.609 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Switzerland peaked at 0.609 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2883 kg per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Switzerland 127th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 volatilises in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3169 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3091 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3069 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3093 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3299 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3385 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3381 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3222 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3256 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3132 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3112 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3169 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3439 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3346 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3167 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.318 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3126 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3375 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.323 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3146 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3043 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3035 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3139 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2983 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2883 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2909 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2909 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3202 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2966 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4123 kg per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3003 kg per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2931 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3247 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3247 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3079 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3212 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3286 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3315 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.336 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3393 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3285 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3457 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3553 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3725 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3814 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3594 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3775 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3818 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.393 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4048 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4211 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4399 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4471 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.473 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4797 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4954 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5186 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5299 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5421 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5766 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5811 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6015 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.609 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.609 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9621 kg per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.609 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4453 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 volatilises 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% | 0.2966 kg per square kilometre | 0.4123 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -27.2% | 0.4123 kg per square kilometre | 0.3003 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3218 kg per square kilometre | 0.3069 kg per square kilometre | 0.3385 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3228 kg per square kilometre | 0.3112 kg per square kilometre | 0.3439 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3021 kg per square kilometre | 0.2883 kg per square kilometre | 0.3202 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.328 kg per square kilometre | 0.2931 kg per square kilometre | 0.4123 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3634 kg per square kilometre | 0.3285 kg per square kilometre | 0.393 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4751 kg per square kilometre | 0.4048 kg per square kilometre | 0.5421 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.592 kg per square kilometre | 0.5766 kg per square kilometre | 0.609 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 124 Eritrea 0.7175 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Central African Republic 0.6924 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Nauru 0.6485 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Congo 0.5643 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Albania 0.5413 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Belarus 0.4992 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 volatilises (n content) in Switzerland?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Switzerland was 0.609 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.609 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2883 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Switzerland rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Switzerland ranks 127th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.