Fertiliser use in Switzerland
Farmers in Switzerland used 151.8 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Switzerland, 2024
151.8
Change from 2023
+6.4%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
151.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
63rd of 190
Fertiliser use in Switzerland over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 151.8 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 142.7 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 132.6 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 177.2 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 175.1 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 163.4 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 187.8 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 199.9 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 212.1 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 208.9 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 208.4 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 203.4 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 168.0 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 209.4 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 218.8 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 191.2 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 227.7 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 230.3 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 229.1 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 228.4 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 216.8 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 203.7 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 196.5 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 240.6 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 218.0 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +6.4% from 142.7 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 208.4 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −27.2%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 63rd highest value.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Cereal yield
4,584 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
37.7%
2024 · World Bank
Area under organic farming
18.3%d (Definition differs)
2024 · Eurostat
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.22e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
1.1%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
4.94e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT