Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.1732 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.1732 kg per person for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Switzerland peaked at 0.4056 kg per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.1732 kg per person, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 61st of 149 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.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2856 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2576 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2682 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2864 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3319 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2974 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3144 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3543 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3409 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3297 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3434 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3489 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3937 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3785 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3601 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3699 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3822 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3914 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3809 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4056 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3789 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3807 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3969 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3616 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3573 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3526 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3405 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3422 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.327 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3094 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2945 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2884 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2835 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2759 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2387 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2268 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2288 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2431 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2365 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2424 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2489 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2484 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2422 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2419 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2516 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2539 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2422 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2341 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2338 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2361 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.232 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2245 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2134 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2127 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2099 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2018 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1987 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1936 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1843 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1815 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1825 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1818 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1732 kg per person | -4.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.1732 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.177 kg per person, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.1732 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1604 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3041 kg per person | 0.2576 kg per person | 0.3543 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3679 kg per person | 0.3297 kg per person | 0.3937 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3643 kg per person | 0.327 kg per person | 0.4056 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2626 kg per person | 0.2268 kg per person | 0.3094 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2439 kg per person | 0.2338 kg per person | 0.2539 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2107 kg per person | 0.1843 kg per person | 0.2361 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1797 kg per person | 0.1732 kg per person | 0.1825 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 58 Latvia 0.179 kg per person compare
- 59 Burkina Faso 0.1759 kg per person compare
- 60 Seychelles 0.1751 kg per person compare
- 62 Ukraine 0.1604 kg per person compare
- 63 Saint Lucia 0.1601 kg per person compare
- 64 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1594 kg per person compare
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 swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Switzerland?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Switzerland was 0.1732 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4056 kg per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1732 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Switzerland ranks 61st out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils 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.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils 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.