Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.2684 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland is 0.2684 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland peaked at 0.5587 kg/ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.222 kg/ha, in 2016.
That places Switzerland 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5493 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.5454 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.543 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5473 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5183 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5212 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5587 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5252 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5243 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5014 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4557 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4682 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4748 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4581 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.418 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.441 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3914 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4362 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4297 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.421 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4264 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4252 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4195 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4147 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4038 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3845 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4152 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4347 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4113 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4201 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4131 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4045 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4092 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4013 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.388 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3844 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3458 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3487 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3313 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3359 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3383 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3422 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3238 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3297 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3241 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3133 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3106 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3235 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2955 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2875 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2919 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3126 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3031 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3341 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2984 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.222 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3208 kg/ha | +44.5% |
| 2018 | 0.293 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2805 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2959 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3068 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2685 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2684 kg/ha | -0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.2684 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2366 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.2684 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3487 kg/ha, 77% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +44.5% | 0.222 kg/ha | 0.3208 kg/ha |
| 2016 | -25.6% | 0.2984 kg/ha | 0.222 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.537 kg/ha | 0.5183 kg/ha | 0.5587 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4475 kg/ha | 0.3914 kg/ha | 0.5014 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4156 kg/ha | 0.3845 kg/ha | 0.4347 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3846 kg/ha | 0.3313 kg/ha | 0.4201 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3237 kg/ha | 0.2955 kg/ha | 0.3422 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2944 kg/ha | 0.222 kg/ha | 0.3341 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2849 kg/ha | 0.2684 kg/ha | 0.3068 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Switzerland was 0.2684 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5587 kg/ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.222 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Switzerland ranks 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).