Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) was 0.1383 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) 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 volatilises (n) in Switzerland is 0.1383 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 volatilises (n) in Switzerland peaked at 0.2037 kg per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1359 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 volatilises (N) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1664 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1617 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1575 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1572 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1572 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1614 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.145 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1712 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1665 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1635 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1618 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1643 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1774 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1862 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1902 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1973 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1953 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2037 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1941 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1903 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1822 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1808 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1877 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1891 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1873 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1893 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1848 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1835 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1822 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1892 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.193 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1894 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1905 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1946 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1906 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1849 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1857 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1869 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1871 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1855 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1844 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1879 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1928 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1915 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1941 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1957 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1927 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1923 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.184 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1836 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1779 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1747 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1701 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1658 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1407 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1371 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.138 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1383 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1373 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1359 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1376 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1386 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1383 kg per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1605 kg per person | 0.145 kg per person | 0.1712 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1834 kg per person | 0.1618 kg per person | 0.2037 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1857 kg per person | 0.1808 kg per person | 0.1903 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1892 kg per person | 0.1849 kg per person | 0.1946 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1901 kg per person | 0.184 kg per person | 0.1957 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1563 kg per person | 0.1371 kg per person | 0.1836 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1376 kg per person | 0.1359 kg per person | 0.1386 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Switzerland?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Switzerland was 0.1383 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2037 kg per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1359 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Switzerland ranks 122nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.