Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland
Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 12.75 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland is 12.75 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 167.9% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland peaked at 48.25 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -26.77 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Switzerland ranks 59th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 48.25 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -3.27 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
| 1964 | -6.3 % change on previous year | +92.7% |
| 1965 | 17.67 % change on previous year | -380.6% |
| 1966 | 21.74 % change on previous year | +23.0% |
| 1967 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 1968 | 4.42 % change on previous year | +51.1% |
| 1969 | 4.83 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 5.76 % change on previous year | +19.2% |
| 1971 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 1972 | 5.65 % change on previous year | +314.4% |
| 1973 | 5.6 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1974 | -8.67 % change on previous year | -255.0% |
| 1975 | 16.89 % change on previous year | -294.7% |
| 1976 | 14.22 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 8.7 % change on previous year | -38.9% |
| 1978 | 15.45 % change on previous year | +77.7% |
| 1979 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1980 | 1.71 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1981 | -4.12 % change on previous year | -341.3% |
| 1982 | -4.29 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 11.96 % change on previous year | -378.6% |
| 1984 | 4.9 % change on previous year | -59.1% |
| 1985 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -65.3% |
| 1986 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -165.6% |
| 1987 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -289.6% |
| 1988 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -165.3% |
| 1989 | -1.82 % change on previous year | +31.8% |
| 1990 | -9.82 % change on previous year | +440.6% |
| 1991 | -0.6309 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 1992 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -351.6% |
| 1993 | -1.56 % change on previous year | -198.4% |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 3.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -4.62 % change on previous year | -245.4% |
| 1997 | -3.23 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1998 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -48.3% |
| 1999 | -10.17 % change on previous year | +510.2% |
| 2000 | -8.73 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 14.45 % change on previous year | -265.4% |
| 2002 | -26.77 % change on previous year | -285.3% |
| 2003 | 6.51 % change on previous year | -124.3% |
| 2004 | 6.21 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 16.16 % change on previous year | +160.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1952 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 2007 | -8.62 % change on previous year | +4316.3% |
| 2008 | 8.87 % change on previous year | -202.9% |
| 2009 | -3.48 % change on previous year | -139.2% |
| 2010 | -0.4427 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 2011 | -8.42 % change on previous year | +1802.7% |
| 2012 | -15.47 % change on previous year | +83.6% |
| 2013 | 24.1 % change on previous year | -255.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6656 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 2015 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +76.0% |
| 2016 | 5.69 % change on previous year | +385.9% |
| 2017 | -7.61 % change on previous year | -233.8% |
| 2018 | -8.26 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 2019 | -14.37 % change on previous year | +74.0% |
| 2020 | 13.06 % change on previous year | -190.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9978 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 2022 | -18.78 % change on previous year | -1982.2% |
| 2023 | 12.75 % change on previous year | -167.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 12.75 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0004 % change on previous year. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -4316.3% | -0.1952 % change on previous year | -8.62 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -1982.2% | 0.9978 % change on previous year | -18.78 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -1802.7% | -0.4427 % change on previous year | -8.42 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.28 % change on previous year | -6.3 % change on previous year | 48.25 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.65 % change on previous year | -8.67 % change on previous year | 16.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9655 % change on previous year | -4.29 % change on previous year | 11.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.69 % change on previous year | -10.17 % change on previous year | 3.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.44 % change on previous year | -26.77 % change on previous year | 16.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.29 % change on previous year | -15.47 % change on previous year | 24.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 % change on previous year | -18.78 % change on previous year | 13.06 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 56 United Republic of Tanzania 13.62 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Ethiopia PDR 13.58 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Canada 13.56 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Lesotho 12.64 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Togo 12.17 % change on previous year compare
- 62 Malaysia 12.07 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 72.47 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland was 12.75 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.25 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.77 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Switzerland ranks 59th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.