Switzerland - Fertilizer consumption

Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production)

Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production) in Switzerland was 592.95 as of 2000. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 1,035.71 in 1994, while its lowest value was 280.82 in 1962.

Definition: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 361.02
1962 280.82
1963 285.51
1964 313.18
1965 307.62
1966 305.05
1967 304.09
1968 326.79
1969 429.41
1970 462.38
1971 480.89
1972 418.89
1973 505.41
1974 436.04
1975 434.55
1976 430.23
1977 444.57
1978 499.72
1979 479.95
1980 506.15
1981 479.89
1982 509.28
1983 494.41
1984 494.23
1985 431.97
1986 466.85
1987 527.68
1988 494.71
1989 543.25
1990 575.00
1991 609.90
1992 658.86
1993 651.85
1994 1,035.71
1995 540.00
1996 961.54
1997 636.84
1998 666.82
1999 566.67
2000 592.95

Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)

Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) in Switzerland was 187.79 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 488.99 in 1979, while its lowest value was 167.64 in 2012.

Definition: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 268.87
1962 303.03
1963 313.59
1964 328.04
1965 352.66
1966 358.49
1967 368.19
1968 379.76
1969 405.56
1970 414.44
1971 423.09
1972 380.81
1973 437.43
1974 397.37
1975 388.72
1976 412.18
1977 420.65
1978 468.69
1979 488.99
1980 475.47
1981 440.46
1982 437.39
1983 448.67
1984 447.07
1985 443.70
1986 428.61
1987 444.70
1988 441.57
1989 433.43
1990 415.90
1991 390.18
1992 374.29
1993 368.38
1994 345.90
1995 319.75
1996 296.98
1997 291.22
1998 290.41
1999 248.42
2000 217.57
2001 240.19
2002 196.21
2003 203.37
2004 216.44
2005 227.96
2006 228.65
2007 229.90
2008 227.27
2009 190.83
2010 218.38
2011 208.96
2012 167.64
2013 203.45
2014 208.40
2015 208.93
2016 212.11
2017 199.89
2018 187.79

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production