All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Portugal
Portugal: All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 1,014 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Portugal is 1,014 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Portugal peaked at 1,441 kg per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 907.84 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Portugal 31st out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 907.84 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 920.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 931.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 941.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 928.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 940.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 946.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 946.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,010 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 1,018 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 1,012 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 1,039 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1,058 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1,006 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 994.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 954.83 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 1,071 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 1,145 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 1,253 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 1,360 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 1,441 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 1,420 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,405 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 1,302 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1,335 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1,292 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 1,300 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1,285 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1,333 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1,279 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 1,297 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1,277 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1,293 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,276 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,283 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,281 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,283 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,291 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1,279 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,208 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 1,198 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,180 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,197 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1,211 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1,196 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,204 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,207 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,192 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,154 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1,172 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,162 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,141 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,191 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1,241 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1,246 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1,066 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,362 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 1,071 kg per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1,014 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1,014 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 501.9 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1,014 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 635.36 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +25.2% | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | 1,362 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 941.41 kg per square kilometre | 907.84 kg per square kilometre | 1,010 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,055 kg per square kilometre | 954.83 kg per square kilometre | 1,253 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,341 kg per square kilometre | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | 1,441 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,289 kg per square kilometre | 1,276 kg per square kilometre | 1,333 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,207 kg per square kilometre | 1,180 kg per square kilometre | 1,279 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,175 kg per square kilometre | 1,066 kg per square kilometre | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,121 kg per square kilometre | 1,014 kg per square kilometre | 1,362 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Portugal?
- All animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Portugal was 1,014 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,441 kg per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 907.84 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure management (manure treated, n content), per rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, 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 — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure management 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 — Manure management (manure treated, 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.