Urea — Agricultural Use in Switzerland
Switzerland: Urea — Agricultural Use was 19,499 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Urea — Agricultural Use in Switzerland, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 19,499 t for urea — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in Switzerland peaked at 33,195 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12,360 t, in 2011.
Switzerland ranks 72nd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Agricultural Use in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 33,195 t | — |
| 2003 | 31,147 t | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 31,241 t | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 14,660 t | -53.1% |
| 2006 | 16,630 t | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 14,522 t | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 15,170 t | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 13,158 t | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 16,372 t | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 12,360 t | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 12,658 t | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 16,596 t | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 16,556 t | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 18,552 t | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 21,891 t | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 18,861 t | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 17,765 t | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 16,354 t | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 17,738 t | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 16,827 t | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 14,933 t | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 21,067 t | +41.1% |
| 2024 | 19,499 t | -7.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 19,499 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 25,815 t, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 19,499 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,499 t, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,215 t | 13,158 t | 33,195 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 16,796 t | 12,360 t | 21,891 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,013 t | 14,933 t | 21,067 t | 5 |
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 urea — agricultural use in Switzerland?
- Urea — agricultural use in Switzerland was 19,499 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 33,195 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,360 t in 2011.
- How does Switzerland rank for urea — agricultural use?
- Switzerland ranks 72nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Urea — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf