Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied capita volatilises in Portugal

Portugal: Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied capita volatilises was 0.2878 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.2878 kg per person
Change on year
up 42.6%
World rank
12th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.2878 kg per person
in 2020
All-time low
0.0419 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
58
1961–2020

Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 volatilises (n) in Portugal stood at 0.2878 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.

The figure 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 volatilises (n) in Portugal peaked at 0.2878 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0419 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 … applied capita volatilises in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961 to 2020.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.0419 kg per person —
1962 0.0448 kg per person +6.8%
1963 0.0469 kg per person +4.8%
1964 0.0508 kg per person +8.3%
1965 0.0534 kg per person +5.0%
1966 0.0662 kg per person +23.9%
1967 0.07 kg per person +5.7%
1968 0.073 kg per person +4.3%
1969 0.0771 kg per person +5.7%
1970 0.0822 kg per person +6.6%
1971 0.087 kg per person +5.9%
1972 0.0916 kg per person +5.2%
1973 0.0957 kg per person +4.5%
1974 0.0955 kg per person -0.2%
1975 0.0938 kg per person -1.8%
1976 0.0921 kg per person -1.8%
1977 0.0971 kg per person +5.4%
1978 0.0924 kg per person -4.9%
1979 0.0936 kg per person +1.3%
1980 0.0998 kg per person +6.7%
1981 0.0911 kg per person -8.8%
1982 0.082 kg per person -10.0%
1983 0.0908 kg per person +10.8%
1984 0.0728 kg per person -19.8%
1985 0.0599 kg per person -17.7%
1986 0.0775 kg per person +29.3%
1987 0.0833 kg per person +7.6%
1988 0.0907 kg per person +8.8%
1989 0.0847 kg per person -6.6%
1990 0.0991 kg per person +16.9%
1991 0.0993 kg per person +0.2%
1992 0.1074 kg per person +8.2%
1993 0.1182 kg per person +10.0%
1994 0.1334 kg per person +12.9%
1995 0.1472 kg per person +10.3%
1996 0.1568 kg per person +6.5%
1997 0.1667 kg per person +6.3%
1998 0.1753 kg per person +5.1%
1999 0.1812 kg per person +3.4%
2000 0.1891 kg per person +4.4%
2001 0.1946 kg per person +2.9%
2002 0.2054 kg per person +5.5%
2003 0.2025 kg per person -1.4%
2004 0.2058 kg per person +1.6%
2005 0.2076 kg per person +0.9%
2006 0.206 kg per person -0.8%
2007 0.2001 kg per person -2.9%
2008 0.194 kg per person -3.1%
2009 0.1862 kg per person -4.0%
2010 0.1719 kg per person -7.7%
2011 0.1609 kg per person -6.4%
2012 0.1486 kg per person -7.6%
2013 0.1389 kg per person -6.5%
2014 0.1488 kg per person +7.1%
2015 0.1644 kg per person +10.4%
2016 0.1884 kg per person +14.6%
2017 0.2018 kg per person +7.1%
2020 0.2878 kg per person +42.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0582 kg per person 0.0419 kg per person 0.0771 kg per person 9
1970s 0.0921 kg per person 0.0822 kg per person 0.0971 kg per person 10
1980s 0.0833 kg per person 0.0599 kg per person 0.0998 kg per person 10
1990s 0.1385 kg per person 0.0991 kg per person 0.1812 kg per person 10
2000s 0.1991 kg per person 0.1862 kg per person 0.2076 kg per person 10
2010s 0.1655 kg per person 0.1389 kg per person 0.2018 kg per person 8
2020s 0.2878 kg per person 0.2878 kg per person 0.2878 kg per person 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 9 Tuvalu 0.3357 kg per person compare
  2. 10 Bahamas 0.3284 kg per person compare
  3. 11 Kiribati 0.2946 kg per person compare
  4. 13 New Zealand 0.2866 kg per person compare
  5. 14 Poland 0.285 kg per person compare
  6. 15 Pakistan 0.2798 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 volatilises (n) in Portugal?
Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Portugal was 0.2878 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.2878 kg per person in 2020.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0419 kg per person in 1961.
How does Portugal rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
Portugal ranks 12th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
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Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils 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.