Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated was 37,902 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated in Portugal, 1961–2020
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 26th out of 193 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.
Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,788 kg | — |
| 1962 | 5,149 kg | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 5,420 kg | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 5,872 kg | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 6,143 kg | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 7,557 kg | +23.0% |
| 1967 | 7,941 kg | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 8,244 kg | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 8,636 kg | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 9,124 kg | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 9,621 kg | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 10,109 kg | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 10,567 kg | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 10,696 kg | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 10,913 kg | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 11,021 kg | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 11,744 kg | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 11,292 kg | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 11,563 kg | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 12,467 kg | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 11,473 kg | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 10,389 kg | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 11,563 kg | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 9,305 kg | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 7,679 kg | -17.5% |
| 1986 | 9,937 kg | +29.4% |
| 1987 | 10,685 kg | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 11,617 kg | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 10,840 kg | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 12,647 kg | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 12,647 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13,674 kg | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 15,056 kg | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 17,045 kg | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 18,873 kg | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 20,181 kg | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 21,554 kg | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 22,770 kg | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 23,675 kg | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 24,882 kg | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 25,791 kg | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 27,370 kg | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 27,086 kg | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 27,594 kg | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 27,884 kg | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 27,725 kg | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 26,978 kg | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 26,192 kg | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 25,161 kg | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 23,246 kg | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 21,718 kg | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 19,975 kg | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 18,573 kg | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 19,794 kg | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 21,771 kg | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 24,873 kg | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 26,584 kg | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 37,902 kg | +42.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 37,902 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,408 kg, 7.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated 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 | +42.6% | 26,584 kg | 37,902 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 23 Kazakhstan 71,394 kg compare
- 24 Brunei Darussalam 55,050 kg compare
- 25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 45,302 kg compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 34,129 kg compare
- 28 Turkmenistan 33,664 kg compare
- 29 Belgium-Luxembourg 33,046 kg compare
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 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 26th out of 193 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
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).