Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Switzerland stood at 0 kg per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Switzerland peaked at 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 143rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | +33.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -31.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -32.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, 19% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Switzerland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Switzerland was 0 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Switzerland ranks 143rd out of 174 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 36.8%. 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.