Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland
Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 302.87 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland is 302.87 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland peaked at 550.99 kg per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 121.43 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Switzerland 47th out of 176 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 121.43 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 180.02 kg per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 1963 | 174.14 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 163.18 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 192.02 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 233.76 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1967 | 240.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 251.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 263.36 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 278.54 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 282.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 298.27 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 314.97 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 287.64 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 336.22 kg per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 384.03 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 417.43 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 481.94 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 489.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 497.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 477.38 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 456.88 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 511.53 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 536.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 545.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 539.61 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 550.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 543.4 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 533.53 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 481.16 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 478.12 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 485.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 478.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 478.12 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 493.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 470.55 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 455.38 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 447.81 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 402.28 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 367.15 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 420.21 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 307.75 kg per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 327.8 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 348.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 404.44 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 403.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 368.88 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 401.6 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 387.62 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 385.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 353.42 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 298.76 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 370.76 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 373.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 377.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 399.1 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 368.72 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 338.27 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 289.66 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 327.48 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 330.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 268.63 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 302.87 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 302.87 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 156.23 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 302.87 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 371.18 kg per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +48.2% | 121.43 kg per square kilometre | 180.02 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 202.19 kg per square kilometre | 121.43 kg per square kilometre | 263.36 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 357.09 kg per square kilometre | 278.54 kg per square kilometre | 489.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 519.34 kg per square kilometre | 456.88 kg per square kilometre | 550.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 467.06 kg per square kilometre | 402.28 kg per square kilometre | 493.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 373.73 kg per square kilometre | 307.75 kg per square kilometre | 420.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 355.54 kg per square kilometre | 289.66 kg per square kilometre | 399.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 307.43 kg per square kilometre | 268.63 kg per square kilometre | 330.75 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 44 Austria 354.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 45 Uruguay 345.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 46 Turkmenistan 325.95 kg per square kilometre compare
- 48 Portugal 292.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 49 Cyprus 288.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 50 Honduras 279.99 kg per square kilometre 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 302.87 kg per square kilometre 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 550.99 kg per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 121.43 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Switzerland ranks 47th out of 176 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 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.