Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.92 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Portugal is 1.92 kg per person, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.3% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 1.92 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4405 kg per person, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 33rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4405 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4534 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4706 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4903 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5114 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5786 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6067 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.623 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6465 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6748 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7006 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7243 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7453 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7625 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7575 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7409 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.797 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7893 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8182 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8464 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8052 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7692 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7938 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6689 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.684 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7734 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8142 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8503 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8116 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8858 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9512 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9932 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.03 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.04 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.07 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.11 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.15 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.19 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.24 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.27 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.3 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.34 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.36 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.37 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.38 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.38 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.38 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.36 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.32 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.27 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.19 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.13 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.09 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.16 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.24 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.32 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 1.51 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 1.92 kg per person | +27.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.92 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.31 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.92 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.27 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 | +27.3% | 1.51 kg per person | 1.92 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5357 kg per person | 0.4405 kg per person | 0.6465 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.751 kg per person | 0.6748 kg per person | 0.8182 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7817 kg per person | 0.6689 kg per person | 0.8503 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.8858 kg per person | 1.24 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.92 kg per person | 1.92 kg per person | 1.92 kg per person | 1 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Portugal was 1.92 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4405 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 33rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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 Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.