All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Portugal
Portugal: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 1,676 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Portugal stood at 1,676 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Portugal peaked at 2,556 kg per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1,676 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Portugal 67th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,012 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,023 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 2,027 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 2,048 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2,099 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 2,121 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 2,128 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 2,073 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 2,103 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 2,062 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1,997 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 2,032 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2,087 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1,982 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 1,948 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1,884 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 2,040 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 2,310 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 2,295 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 2,453 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 2,544 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 2,556 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 2,531 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 2,172 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 2,197 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 2,204 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 2,176 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 2,196 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 2,207 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 2,264 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 2,200 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 2,222 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2,186 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 2,197 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 2,201 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,211 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2,207 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,199 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,233 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2,212 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2,006 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 1,985 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,954 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,989 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2,018 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1,992 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,978 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,970 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,931 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,862 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1,881 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,853 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,819 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,876 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1,933 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,939 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,008 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1,776 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 1,806 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2,110 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 1,802 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 1,753 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1,676 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1,676 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1,676 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,370 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,071 kg per square kilometre | 2,012 kg per square kilometre | 2,128 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,064 kg per square kilometre | 1,884 kg per square kilometre | 2,310 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,324 kg per square kilometre | 2,172 kg per square kilometre | 2,556 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,212 kg per square kilometre | 2,186 kg per square kilometre | 2,264 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,003 kg per square kilometre | 1,931 kg per square kilometre | 2,212 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,875 kg per square kilometre | 1,776 kg per square kilometre | 2,008 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,835 kg per square kilometre | 1,676 kg per square kilometre | 2,110 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Portugal?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Portugal was 1,676 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,556 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,676 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Portugal ranks 67th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.