Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) was 0.6233 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2020, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Switzerland stood at 0.6233 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Switzerland peaked at 1.05 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6084 kt, in 2019.
Switzerland ranks 36th of 43 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 (Direct emissions) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.05 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.05 kt | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.05 kt | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.974 kt | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9169 kt | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9171 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8846 kt | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7644 kt | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7687 kt | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8038 kt | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7963 kt | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.858 kt | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8376 kt | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7991 kt | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8056 kt | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.787 kt | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7732 kt | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8066 kt | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7582 kt | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7168 kt | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8312 kt | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7306 kt | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7056 kt | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.683 kt | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7717 kt | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6835 kt | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7243 kt | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7637 kt | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7033 kt | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6084 kt | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6233 kt | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9176 kt | 0.7644 kt | 1.05 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7938 kt | 0.7168 kt | 0.858 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7205 kt | 0.6084 kt | 0.8312 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6233 kt | 0.6233 kt | 0.6233 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 (direct emissions) in Switzerland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Switzerland was 0.6233 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6084 kt in 2019.
- How does Switzerland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions)?
- Switzerland ranks 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 (Direct emissions N2O) — 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).