Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1,010 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Switzerland stood at 1,010 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Switzerland peaked at 1,837 kg per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 404.78 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Switzerland 47th out of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 404.78 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 600.08 kg per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1963 | 580.48 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 543.92 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 640.05 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 779.2 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1967 | 801.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 837.38 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 877.86 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 928.46 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 941.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 994.23 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 958.81 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 1,121 kg per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 1,280 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 1,391 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 1,606 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 1,632 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1,660 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1,591 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 1,523 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 1,705 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 1,789 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 1,819 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 1,799 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1,837 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1,811 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1,778 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1,604 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 1,594 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1,619 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1,594 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1,594 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,644 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1,568 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 1,518 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1,493 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1,341 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 1,224 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 1,401 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 1,026 kg per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 1,093 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 1,161 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1,348 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 1,346 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,230 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 1,339 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 1,292 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1,286 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,178 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 995.86 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 1,236 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 1,244 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,259 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,330 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1,229 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 1,128 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 965.54 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 1,092 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 1,102 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 895.45 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 1,010 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1,010 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 520.77 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1,010 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,237 kg per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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 | +48.3% | 404.78 kg per square kilometre | 600.08 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 673.97 kg per square kilometre | 404.78 kg per square kilometre | 877.86 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,190 kg per square kilometre | 928.46 kg per square kilometre | 1,632 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,731 kg per square kilometre | 1,523 kg per square kilometre | 1,837 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,557 kg per square kilometre | 1,341 kg per square kilometre | 1,644 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,246 kg per square kilometre | 1,026 kg per square kilometre | 1,401 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,185 kg per square kilometre | 965.54 kg per square kilometre | 1,330 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,025 kg per square kilometre | 895.45 kg per square kilometre | 1,102 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 44 Austria 1,183 kg per square kilometre compare
- 45 Uruguay 1,153 kg per square kilometre compare
- 46 Turkmenistan 1,086 kg per square kilometre compare
- 48 Portugal 973.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 49 Cyprus 963.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 50 Honduras 933.3 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Switzerland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Switzerland was 1,010 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,837 kg per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 404.78 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Switzerland ranks 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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.