Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Portugal
Portugal: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.8716 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.8716 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal peaked at 0.986 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7811 kg per person, in 1967.
That places Portugal 31st out of 167 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.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8166 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8199 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8248 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8292 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8072 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7969 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7811 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8383 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9202 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9407 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.9344 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.947 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9576 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8277 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8466 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7876 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8485 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8851 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8876 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.908 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9601 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9472 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8969 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8715 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.885 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9102 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9327 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.942 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9377 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9445 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9347 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9511 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9203 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9201 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9276 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9315 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9295 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9205 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9187 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9028 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8798 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8667 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8529 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8528 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8716 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8608 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8641 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.88 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8757 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8451 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8735 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8717 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.86 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9054 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9428 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9582 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9783 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9589 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9795 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.986 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9528 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9108 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8716 kg per person | -4.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.8716 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6051 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.8716 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9839 kg per person, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.826 kg per person | 0.7811 kg per person | 0.9202 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8863 kg per person | 0.7876 kg per person | 0.9576 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9191 kg per person | 0.8715 kg per person | 0.9601 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9299 kg per person | 0.9187 kg per person | 0.9511 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8707 kg per person | 0.8528 kg per person | 0.9028 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9173 kg per person | 0.8451 kg per person | 0.9795 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9303 kg per person | 0.8716 kg per person | 0.986 kg per person | 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 cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal was 0.8716 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.986 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7811 kg per person in 1967.
- How does Portugal rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.