Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.7779 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.7779 kg per person.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland peaked at 1.15 kg per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.7641 kg per person, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 119th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9254 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8998 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8771 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.877 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8788 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9043 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8108 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9608 kg per person | +18.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9341 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9182 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9088 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9233 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.999 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 1.05 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 1.07 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.11 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 1.1 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.15 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 1.09 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 1.07 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.02 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.06 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.06 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.05 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.07 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.04 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.03 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.03 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.07 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.09 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.07 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.08 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.1 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.08 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.05 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.05 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.06 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.06 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.05 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.04 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.06 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.09 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.09 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9833 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9572 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.933 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7918 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7709 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7759 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7772 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7717 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7641 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.773 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7788 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7779 kg per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8965 kg per person | 0.8108 kg per person | 0.9608 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 kg per person | 0.9088 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8798 kg per person | 0.7709 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7734 kg per person | 0.7641 kg per person | 0.7788 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Switzerland was 0.7779 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 kg per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7641 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 119th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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.