Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises was 0.662 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Portugal is 0.662 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2020. 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 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Portugal peaked at 0.662 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0837 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Portugal 106th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0837 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.09 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0948 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1027 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1074 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1321 kg per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1389 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1442 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.151 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1595 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1682 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1768 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1848 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.187 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1908 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1927 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2054 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1975 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2022 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.218 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2006 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1817 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2022 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1627 kg per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1343 kg per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1738 kg per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1868 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2031 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1896 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2212 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2212 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2391 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2633 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2981 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.33 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3529 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3769 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3982 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.414 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4351 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.451 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4786 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4736 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4825 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4878 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.485 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4719 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4582 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4395 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4061 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3794 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.349 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3244 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3457 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3803 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4344 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4643 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.662 kg per square kilometre | +42.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre 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% | 0.4643 kg per square kilometre | 0.662 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1161 kg per square kilometre | 0.0837 kg per square kilometre | 0.151 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1865 kg per square kilometre | 0.1595 kg per square kilometre | 0.2054 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1853 kg per square kilometre | 0.1343 kg per square kilometre | 0.218 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3115 kg per square kilometre | 0.2212 kg per square kilometre | 0.414 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4663 kg per square kilometre | 0.4351 kg per square kilometre | 0.4878 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3855 kg per square kilometre | 0.3244 kg per square kilometre | 0.4643 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.662 kg per square kilometre | 0.662 kg per square kilometre | 0.662 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 103 Suriname 0.7574 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Argentina 0.6854 kg per square kilometre compare
- 105 Equatorial Guinea 0.6824 kg per square kilometre compare
- 107 Gabon 0.6184 kg per square kilometre compare
- 108 Central African Republic 0.6065 kg per square kilometre compare
- 109 Oman 0.5783 kg per square kilometre 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Portugal?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Portugal was 0.662 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.662 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0837 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Portugal ranks 106th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.