Chickens, broilers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens, broilers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square was 162.19 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) in Portugal is 162.19 kg per square kilometre, 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 — manure management (manure treated, n content) in Portugal peaked at 162.19 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.51 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Portugal 20th out of 168 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 management (manure treated, N) … square in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.51 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 22.06 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 23.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 25.16 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 26.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 32.37 kg per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1967 | 34.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 35.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 37 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 39.09 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 41.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 43.31 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 45.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 45.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 46.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 47.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 50.31 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 48.38 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 49.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 53.41 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 49.15 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 44.51 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 49.54 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 39.86 kg per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 32.9 kg per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1986 | 42.57 kg per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1987 | 45.78 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 49.77 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 46.44 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 54.18 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 54.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 58.58 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 64.5 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 73.02 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 80.86 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 86.46 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 92.34 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 97.55 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 101.43 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 106.6 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 110.49 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 117.26 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 116.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 118.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 119.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 118.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 115.62 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 112.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 107.69 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 99.49 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 92.95 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 85.49 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 79.48 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 84.7 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 93.16 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 106.44 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 113.76 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 162.19 kg per square kilometre | +42.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square 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% | 113.76 kg per square kilometre | 162.19 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.44 kg per square kilometre | 20.51 kg per square kilometre | 37 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.69 kg per square kilometre | 39.09 kg per square kilometre | 50.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.39 kg per square kilometre | 32.9 kg per square kilometre | 53.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.31 kg per square kilometre | 54.18 kg per square kilometre | 101.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.25 kg per square kilometre | 106.6 kg per square kilometre | 119.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.44 kg per square kilometre | 79.48 kg per square kilometre | 113.76 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 162.19 kg per square kilometre | 162.19 kg per square kilometre | 162.19 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 17 Belarus 177.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 18 Bangladesh 176.29 kg per square kilometre compare
- 19 Poland 170.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 21 Saint Lucia 135.03 kg per square kilometre compare
- 22 Ecuador 131.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 Tonga 127.06 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 management (manure treated, n content) in Portugal?
- Chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) in Portugal was 162.19 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 162.19 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.51 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content)?
- Portugal ranks 20th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.