Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Portugal
Portugal: Cattle — Losses from manure treated was 19.94 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 19.94 million kg for cattle — losses from manure treated in 2023.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated in Portugal peaked at 22.52 million kg in 1987 and was at its lowest, 16.03 million kg, in 1967.
Portugal ranks 45th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.82 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 17.08 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 17.23 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 17.26 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 16.71 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 16.44 million kg | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 16.03 million kg | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 17.04 million kg | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 18.39 million kg | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 18.65 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 18.37 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 18.60 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 18.90 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 17.02 million kg | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 17.97 million kg | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 17.42 million kg | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 18.61 million kg | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 19.50 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 19.88 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 20.71 million kg | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 22.43 million kg | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 22.27 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 21.18 million kg | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 20.53 million kg | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 21.00 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 21.89 million kg | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 22.52 million kg | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 22.44 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 22.35 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 22.18 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 21.98 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 22.26 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 21.76 million kg | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 21.73 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 21.99 million kg | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 22.03 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 22.09 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 21.95 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 21.84 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.33 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 20.73 million kg | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 20.50 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 20.17 million kg | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 20.31 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.57 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 20.22 million kg | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 20.31 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 20.60 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 20.42 million kg | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.68 million kg | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 20.21 million kg | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 20.04 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.65 million kg | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 20.48 million kg | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 21.25 million kg | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 21.44 million kg | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 21.79 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 21.34 million kg | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 21.73 million kg | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 21.86 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 21.30 million kg | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 20.50 million kg | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 19.94 million kg | -2.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 19.94 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.14 million kg, 3.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 19.94 million kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.11 million kg, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.00 million kg | 16.03 million kg | 18.39 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.49 million kg | 17.02 million kg | 19.88 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.73 million kg | 20.53 million kg | 22.52 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.98 million kg | 21.73 million kg | 22.26 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.52 million kg | 20.17 million kg | 21.33 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.76 million kg | 19.65 million kg | 21.79 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.90 million kg | 19.94 million kg | 21.86 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 42 Denmark 26.32 million kg compare
- 43 Serbia and Montenegro 25.67 million kg compare
- 44 Bangladesh 22.33 million kg compare
- 46 Sweden 19.93 million kg compare
- 47 Kyrgyzstan 19.92 million kg compare
- 48 Cambodia 19.89 million kg compare
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 cattle — losses from manure treated in Portugal?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated in Portugal was 19.94 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.52 million kg in 1987.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.03 million kg in 1967.
- How does Portugal rank for cattle — losses from manure treated?
- Portugal ranks 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).