Portugal vs Spain: Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches

Portugal
14.04 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
15.78 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
15th
Spain rank
14th

Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 15.78 kg per square kilometre against 14.04 kg per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 1.74 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 33.42 kg per square kilometre 23.13 kg per square kilometre 10.29 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 26.14 kg per square kilometre 19.3 kg per square kilometre 6.84 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 23.7 kg per square kilometre 20.99 kg per square kilometre 2.71 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 21.72 kg per square kilometre 27.56 kg per square kilometre 5.84 kg per square kilometre Spain
2000s 17.91 kg per square kilometre 26.23 kg per square kilometre 8.32 kg per square kilometre Spain
2010s 13.53 kg per square kilometre 18.94 kg per square kilometre 5.42 kg per square kilometre Spain
2020s 14.38 kg per square kilometre 17 kg per square kilometre 2.62 kg per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 15.78 kg per square kilometre against 14.04 kg per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square between Portugal and Spain?
1.74 kg per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
Portugal ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.