Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Portugal
Portugal: Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.4876 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.4876 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 volatilises (n content), per in Portugal peaked at 0.5537 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4052 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4305 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4305 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4335 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4378 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4266 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4197 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4109 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4431 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4903 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5008 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4995 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5058 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5094 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4285 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4411 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4052 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.445 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4669 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4657 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.473 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4922 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4856 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4598 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4498 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4545 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4616 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4707 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4817 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4786 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4883 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4814 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4918 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4716 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4735 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4772 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.482 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4809 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4771 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4803 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.478 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4703 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.464 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4585 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4564 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4711 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4681 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4706 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4815 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4813 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4653 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4831 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4829 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4768 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5039 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5247 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5351 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5474 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5361 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5492 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5537 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5341 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5105 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4876 kg per person | -4.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.4876 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.476 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.4876 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4359 kg per person | 0.4109 kg per person | 0.4903 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4668 kg per person | 0.4052 kg per person | 0.5094 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4708 kg per person | 0.4498 kg per person | 0.4922 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4804 kg per person | 0.4716 kg per person | 0.4918 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.47 kg per person | 0.4564 kg per person | 0.4815 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5104 kg per person | 0.4653 kg per person | 0.5492 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5215 kg per person | 0.4876 kg per person | 0.5537 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal was 0.4876 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5537 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4052 kg per person in 1976.
- How does Portugal rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Portugal ranks 101st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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.