Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 0.2075 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Switzerland is 0.2075 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Switzerland peaked at 0.3055 kg per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.2039 kg per person, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 122nd out of 165 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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2495 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2426 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2362 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2357 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2358 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2422 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2175 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2568 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2498 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2453 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2427 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2464 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2661 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2793 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2854 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2959 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.293 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3055 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2911 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2854 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2733 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2712 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2815 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2836 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2809 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.284 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2771 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2752 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2732 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2838 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2895 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2841 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2857 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2918 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2859 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2774 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2786 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2803 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2807 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2783 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2766 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2819 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2892 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2873 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2911 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2935 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2891 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2885 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.276 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2755 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2669 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.262 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2551 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2487 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.211 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2056 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.207 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2074 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.206 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2039 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2063 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2078 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2075 kg per person | -0.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.2075 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2656 kg per person, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.2075 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.785 kg per person, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2407 kg per person | 0.2175 kg per person | 0.2568 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2751 kg per person | 0.2427 kg per person | 0.3055 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2786 kg per person | 0.2712 kg per person | 0.2854 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2838 kg per person | 0.2774 kg per person | 0.2918 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2851 kg per person | 0.276 kg per person | 0.2935 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2345 kg per person | 0.2056 kg per person | 0.2755 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2064 kg per person | 0.2039 kg per person | 0.2078 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Switzerland?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Switzerland was 0.2075 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3055 kg per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2039 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Switzerland ranks 122nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.