Chickens, broilers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in Portugal

Portugal: Chickens, broilers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches was 0.4318 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4318 kg per person
Change on year
up 42.6%
World rank
12th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.4318 kg per person
in 2020
All-time low
0.0629 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
58
1961–2020

Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Portugal, 1961–2020

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2020, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Portugal stood at 0.4318 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.6% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Portugal peaked at 0.4318 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0629 kg per person, in 1961.

That places Portugal 12th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Chickens, broilers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961 to 2020.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.0629 kg per person —
1962 0.0672 kg per person +6.8%
1963 0.0704 kg per person +4.8%
1964 0.0762 kg per person +8.3%
1965 0.0801 kg per person +5.0%
1966 0.0993 kg per person +23.9%
1967 0.105 kg per person +5.7%
1968 0.1094 kg per person +4.3%
1969 0.1157 kg per person +5.7%
1970 0.1233 kg per person +6.6%
1971 0.1306 kg per person +5.9%
1972 0.1374 kg per person +5.2%
1973 0.1436 kg per person +4.5%
1974 0.1433 kg per person -0.2%
1975 0.1408 kg per person -1.8%
1976 0.1382 kg per person -1.8%
1977 0.1457 kg per person +5.4%
1978 0.1386 kg per person -4.9%
1979 0.1404 kg per person +1.3%
1980 0.1497 kg per person +6.7%
1981 0.1366 kg per person -8.8%
1982 0.1229 kg per person -10.0%
1983 0.1362 kg per person +10.8%
1984 0.1092 kg per person -19.8%
1985 0.0899 kg per person -17.7%
1986 0.1162 kg per person +29.3%
1987 0.125 kg per person +7.6%
1988 0.136 kg per person +8.8%
1989 0.1271 kg per person -6.6%
1990 0.1486 kg per person +16.9%
1991 0.1489 kg per person +0.2%
1992 0.1612 kg per person +8.2%
1993 0.1772 kg per person +10.0%
1994 0.2001 kg per person +12.9%
1995 0.2208 kg per person +10.3%
1996 0.2352 kg per person +6.5%
1997 0.2501 kg per person +6.3%
1998 0.2629 kg per person +5.1%
1999 0.2718 kg per person +3.4%
2000 0.2836 kg per person +4.4%
2001 0.2919 kg per person +2.9%
2002 0.3081 kg per person +5.5%
2003 0.3038 kg per person -1.4%
2004 0.3087 kg per person +1.6%
2005 0.3114 kg per person +0.9%
2006 0.3091 kg per person -0.8%
2007 0.3002 kg per person -2.9%
2008 0.291 kg per person -3.1%
2009 0.2793 kg per person -4.0%
2010 0.2579 kg per person -7.7%
2011 0.2413 kg per person -6.4%
2012 0.2228 kg per person -7.6%
2013 0.2083 kg per person -6.5%
2014 0.2232 kg per person +7.1%
2015 0.2465 kg per person +10.4%
2016 0.2826 kg per person +14.6%
2017 0.3027 kg per person +7.1%
2020 0.4318 kg per person +42.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0873 kg per person 0.0629 kg per person 0.1157 kg per person 9
1970s 0.1382 kg per person 0.1233 kg per person 0.1457 kg per person 10
1980s 0.1249 kg per person 0.0899 kg per person 0.1497 kg per person 10
1990s 0.2077 kg per person 0.1486 kg per person 0.2718 kg per person 10
2000s 0.2987 kg per person 0.2793 kg per person 0.3114 kg per person 10
2010s 0.2482 kg per person 0.2083 kg per person 0.3027 kg per person 8
2020s 0.4318 kg per person 0.4318 kg per person 0.4318 kg per person 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 9 Tuvalu 0.5035 kg per person compare
  2. 10 Bahamas 0.4925 kg per person compare
  3. 11 Kiribati 0.4419 kg per person compare
  4. 13 New Zealand 0.4298 kg per person compare
  5. 14 Poland 0.4274 kg per person compare
  6. 15 Pakistan 0.4197 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Portugal?
Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Portugal was 0.4318 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.4318 kg per person in 2020.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0629 kg per person in 1961.
How does Portugal rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
Portugal ranks 12th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. 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, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
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Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils 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.