Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Switzerland
Switzerland: Sheep — Losses from manure treated was 8,179 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — losses from manure treated in Switzerland is 8,179 kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — losses from manure treated in Switzerland peaked at 10,179 kg in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5,121 kg, in 1962.
That places Switzerland 53rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,133 kg | — |
| 1962 | 5,121 kg | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 5,191 kg | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 5,417 kg | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 5,622 kg | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 6,012 kg | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 5,318 kg | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 6,722 kg | +26.4% |
| 1969 | 6,548 kg | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 6,570 kg | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 6,582 kg | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 6,782 kg | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 7,584 kg | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 8,096 kg | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 8,252 kg | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 8,516 kg | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 8,315 kg | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 8,649 kg | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 8,150 kg | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 7,979 kg | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 7,572 kg | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 7,507 kg | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 8,020 kg | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 8,150 kg | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 8,053 kg | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 8,241 kg | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 8,019 kg | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 8,280 kg | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 8,371 kg | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 8,920 kg | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 9,240 kg | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 9,360 kg | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 9,571 kg | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 9,909 kg | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 9,852 kg | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 9,448 kg | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 9,489 kg | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 9,532 kg | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 9,559 kg | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 9,496 kg | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 9,480 kg | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 9,694 kg | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 10,040 kg | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 9,943 kg | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 10,074 kg | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 10,179 kg | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10,012 kg | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 10,070 kg | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 9,748 kg | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 9,798 kg | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 9,570 kg | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 9,418 kg | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 9,243 kg | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 9,091 kg | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 7,833 kg | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 7,650 kg | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 7,729 kg | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 7,752 kg | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 7,755 kg | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,754 kg | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,880 kg | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 8,033 kg | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 8,179 kg | +1.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 8,179 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,555 kg, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Losses from manure treated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +26.4% | 5,318 kg | 6,722 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,676 kg | 5,121 kg | 6,722 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,750 kg | 6,570 kg | 8,649 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,019 kg | 7,507 kg | 8,371 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,488 kg | 8,920 kg | 9,909 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,874 kg | 9,480 kg | 10,179 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,584 kg | 7,650 kg | 9,798 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,961 kg | 7,754 kg | 8,179 kg | 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 — losses from manure treated in Switzerland?
- Sheep — losses from manure treated in Switzerland was 8,179 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 10,179 kg in 2006.
- What is the lowest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,121 kg in 1962.
- How does Switzerland rank for sheep — losses from manure treated?
- Switzerland ranks 53rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).