Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.7314 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal stood at 0.7314 kg per person.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.8305 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6078 kg per person, in 1976.
Portugal ranks 101st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6457 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6457 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6503 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6566 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6399 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6295 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6163 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6647 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7354 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7512 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7493 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7586 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7641 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6428 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6617 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6078 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6675 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7004 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6985 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7095 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7383 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7284 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6896 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6747 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6818 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6924 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.706 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7226 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.718 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7324 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7222 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7377 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7073 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7102 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7158 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.723 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7214 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7156 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7204 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7171 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7054 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.696 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6877 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6845 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7066 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7022 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7059 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7222 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.722 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.698 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7246 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7244 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7152 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7559 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.787 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8026 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8211 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8041 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8238 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8305 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8012 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7658 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7314 kg per person | -4.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.7314 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.714 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.7314 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8724 kg per person, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6538 kg per person | 0.6163 kg per person | 0.7354 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7002 kg per person | 0.6078 kg per person | 0.7641 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7061 kg per person | 0.6747 kg per person | 0.7383 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7206 kg per person | 0.7073 kg per person | 0.7377 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.705 kg per person | 0.6845 kg per person | 0.7222 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7657 kg per person | 0.698 kg per person | 0.8238 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7822 kg per person | 0.7314 kg per person | 0.8305 kg per person | 4 |
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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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.7314 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8305 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6078 kg per person in 1976.
- How does Portugal rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 101st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.