Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated in Portugal

Portugal: Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated was 37,902 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
37,902 kg
Change on year
up 42.6%
World rank
29th
of 209 countries
All-time high
37,902 kg
in 2020
All-time low
4,788 kg
in 1961
Years of data
58
1961–2020

Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated in Portugal, 1961–2020

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated in Portugal is 37,902 kg, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.

That represents a change of up 42.6% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated in Portugal peaked at 37,902 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,788 kg, in 1961.

That places Portugal 29th out of 209 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6,639 kg 4,788 kg 8,636 kg 9
1970s 10,665 kg 9,124 kg 11,744 kg 10
1980s 10,596 kg 7,679 kg 12,467 kg 10
1990s 17,812 kg 12,647 kg 23,675 kg 10
2000s 26,666 kg 24,882 kg 27,884 kg 10
2010s 22,067 kg 18,573 kg 26,584 kg 8
2020s 37,902 kg 37,902 kg 37,902 kg 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 26 Kazakhstan 71,394 kg compare
  2. 27 Brunei Darussalam 55,050 kg compare
  3. 28 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 45,302 kg compare
  4. 30 Sri Lanka 34,129 kg compare
  5. 31 Turkmenistan 33,664 kg compare
  6. 32 Belgium-Luxembourg 33,046 kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated in Portugal?
Chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated in Portugal was 37,902 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 37,902 kg in 2020.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 4,788 kg in 1961.
How does Portugal rank for chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated?
Portugal ranks 29th out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
Is chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. 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 Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,082 data points, 1961–2023
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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).