Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.6134 kg per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.6134 kg per person for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.9445 kg per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5917 kg per person, in 1967.
Switzerland ranks 98th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6297 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6125 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6078 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6238 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.64 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6773 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5917 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7385 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7114 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7087 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7062 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7222 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8016 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8511 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8679 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9008 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8825 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9179 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8632 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8417 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7945 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.783 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8329 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8435 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8298 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8447 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8168 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8372 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8396 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8855 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9059 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9076 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9196 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9445 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9329 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8906 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8924 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8937 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.892 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8812 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8741 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8872 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.912 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.897 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9031 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9068 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8839 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8778 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8392 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8347 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8064 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7852 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7617 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7401 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6305 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6091 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6096 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.607 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6029 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5984 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6035 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6101 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6134 kg per person | +0.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.6134 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8254 kg per person, 74% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.6134 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7 kg per person, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6481 kg per person | 0.5917 kg per person | 0.7385 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8222 kg per person | 0.7062 kg per person | 0.9179 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8264 kg per person | 0.783 kg per person | 0.8447 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9065 kg per person | 0.8855 kg per person | 0.9445 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8862 kg per person | 0.8392 kg per person | 0.912 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6987 kg per person | 0.6029 kg per person | 0.8347 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6064 kg per person | 0.5984 kg per person | 0.6134 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland was 0.6134 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9445 kg per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5917 kg per person in 1967.
- How does Switzerland rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 98th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.