Chickens, broilers: Manure applied to soils … applied volatilises in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens, broilers: Manure applied to soils … applied volatilises was 2.96 million kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Portugal is 2.96 million kg, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 42.6% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Portugal peaked at 2.96 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 374,413 kg, in 1961.
That places Portugal 35th 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: Manure applied to soils … applied volatilises in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 374,413 kg | — |
| 1962 | 402,670 kg | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 423,864 kg | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 459,186 kg | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 480,379 kg | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 590,936 kg | +23.0% |
| 1967 | 620,960 kg | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 644,696 kg | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 675,356 kg | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 713,504 kg | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 752,358 kg | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 790,506 kg | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 826,322 kg | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 836,424 kg | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 853,379 kg | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 861,856 kg | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 918,371 kg | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 883,049 kg | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 904,242 kg | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 974,886 kg | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 897,178 kg | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 812,405 kg | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 904,242 kg | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 727,632 kg | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 600,473 kg | -17.5% |
| 1986 | 777,083 kg | +29.4% |
| 1987 | 835,576 kg | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 908,481 kg | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 847,727 kg | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 989,015 kg | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 989,015 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.07 million kg | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 1.18 million kg | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 1.33 million kg | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 1.48 million kg | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 1.58 million kg | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 1.69 million kg | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 1.78 million kg | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 1.85 million kg | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.95 million kg | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 2.02 million kg | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 2.14 million kg | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 2.12 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.16 million kg | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.17 million kg | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.11 million kg | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.05 million kg | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.97 million kg | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.82 million kg | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 1.70 million kg | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.56 million kg | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million kg | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 1.55 million kg | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.70 million kg | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.95 million kg | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 2.08 million kg | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 2.96 million kg | +42.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 2.96 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 793,905 kg, 3.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 2.96 million kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 668,786 kg, 4.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure applied to soils … applied volatilises 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% | 2.08 million kg | 2.96 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 519,162 kg | 374,413 kg | 675,356 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 834,001 kg | 713,504 kg | 918,371 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 828,568 kg | 600,473 kg | 974,886 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.39 million kg | 989,015 kg | 1.85 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 million kg | 1.95 million kg | 2.18 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 million kg | 1.45 million kg | 2.08 million kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.96 million kg | 2.96 million kg | 2.96 million kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 32 Saudi Arabia 3.83 million kg compare
- 33 Cabo Verde 4,518 kg compare
- 33 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.54 million kg compare
- 34 Egypt 3.14 million kg compare
- 36 Iraq 2.96 million kg compare
- 37 Romania 2.81 million kg compare
- 38 Morocco 2.81 million 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Portugal?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Portugal was 2.96 million kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 million kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 374,413 kg in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Portugal ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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).