Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland
Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.4487 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland is 0.4487 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland peaked at 1.11 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.2944 kg per person, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 85th of 176 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2944 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4256 kg per person | +44.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4029 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3714 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.432 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5204 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5291 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5455 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5655 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5938 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5987 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6277 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.658 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5977 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6989 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8029 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8756 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 1.01 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 1.02 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.04 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9899 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9419 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.05 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 1.1 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 1.11 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.09 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.11 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.09 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.06 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9441 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9265 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9309 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.908 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9008 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9232 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8767 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8464 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8298 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7419 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6733 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7657 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5565 kg per person | -27.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5884 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6207 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7163 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7105 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6434 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6917 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6593 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6496 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5883 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.492 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6036 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6003 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6004 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6277 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5746 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5232 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4449 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4993 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5004 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4031 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4487 kg per person | +11.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.4487 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9654 kg per person, 46% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.4487 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.68 kg per person, 27% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4541 kg per person | 0.2944 kg per person | 0.5655 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7489 kg per person | 0.5938 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.9419 kg per person | 1.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8828 kg per person | 0.7419 kg per person | 0.9441 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6626 kg per person | 0.5565 kg per person | 0.7657 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5705 kg per person | 0.4449 kg per person | 0.6496 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4629 kg per person | 0.4031 kg per person | 0.5004 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 0.4487 kg per person 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 1.11 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2944 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Switzerland ranks 85th 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 25.7%. 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, 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 volatilises ÷ Population, total
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.