Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 41.07 million kg in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 41.07 million kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Switzerland peaked at 66.88 million kg in 1991 and was at its lowest, 40.16 million kg, in 2019.
Switzerland ranks 36th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.68 million kg | — |
| 1991 | 66.88 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 66.69 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 61.98 million kg | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 58.35 million kg | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 58.36 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 56.29 million kg | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 48.64 million kg | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 48.92 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 51.15 million kg | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 50.67 million kg | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 54.60 million kg | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 53.30 million kg | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 50.85 million kg | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 51.27 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 50.08 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 49.20 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 51.59 million kg | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 48.59 million kg | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 45.76 million kg | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 53.09 million kg | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 46.73 million kg | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 45.15 million kg | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 43.72 million kg | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 49.34 million kg | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 43.74 million kg | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 46.40 million kg | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 49.36 million kg | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 45.77 million kg | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 40.16 million kg | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 41.07 million kg | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.39 million kg | 48.64 million kg | 66.88 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.59 million kg | 45.76 million kg | 54.60 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.35 million kg | 40.16 million kg | 53.09 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.07 million kg | 41.07 million kg | 41.07 million kg | 1 |
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More climate change data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1438 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 41.07 million kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 66.88 million kg in 1991.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.16 million kg in 2019.
- How does Switzerland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Switzerland ranks 36th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).