How does Portugal rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?

Portugal ranks 149th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.

Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?

Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Portugal

Name: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Portugal
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Portugal: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.009 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)

0.009 kg per person

Change on year

down 5.7%

World rank

149th

of 168 countries

All-time high

0.0096 kg per person

in 2017

All-time low

0.0045 kg per person

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2020

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2020

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.009 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in 2020.

The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0096 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 kg per person, in 1962.

Portugal ranks 149th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961 to 2020.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0045 kg per person	—
1962	0.0045 kg per person	-0.7%
1963	0.0046 kg per person	+2.7%
1964	0.0046 kg per person	-0.1%
1965	0.0048 kg per person	+3.5%
1966	0.0048 kg per person	+0.8%
1967	0.005 kg per person	+3.6%
1968	0.005 kg per person	+0.4%
1969	0.005 kg per person	+0.9%
1970	0.0051 kg per person	+0.9%
1971	0.0051 kg per person	+0.4%
1972	0.0051 kg per person	+0.2%
1973	0.0051 kg per person	-0.0%
1974	0.0055 kg per person	+7.1%
1975	0.0055 kg per person	+1.3%
1976	0.0054 kg per person	-2.8%
1977	0.006 kg per person	+11.3%
1978	0.0063 kg per person	+5.5%
1979	0.0068 kg per person	+7.2%
1980	0.0067 kg per person	-1.1%
1981	0.0068 kg per person	+1.0%
1982	0.007 kg per person	+3.1%
1983	0.0066 kg per person	-5.9%
1984	0.0059 kg per person	-10.0%
1985	0.0076 kg per person	+27.3%
1986	0.0075 kg per person	-0.1%
1987	0.0078 kg per person	+2.9%
1988	0.0077 kg per person	-0.4%
1989	0.0076 kg per person	-2.1%
1990	0.0076 kg per person	+0.2%
1991	0.0089 kg per person	+16.9%
1992	0.0089 kg per person	+0.1%
1993	0.0084 kg per person	-5.0%
1994	0.0072 kg per person	-14.3%
1995	0.0063 kg per person	-12.7%
1996	0.0062 kg per person	-2.4%
1997	0.0059 kg per person	-3.9%
1998	0.0059 kg per person	-1.0%
1999	0.0062 kg per person	+5.3%
2000	0.006 kg per person	-3.2%
2001	0.0061 kg per person	+1.7%
2002	0.0057 kg per person	-6.1%
2003	0.0064 kg per person	+12.1%
2004	0.0064 kg per person	-0.1%
2005	0.0064 kg per person	-0.2%
2006	0.0066 kg per person	+3.6%
2007	0.0072 kg per person	+8.9%
2008	0.0073 kg per person	+2.4%
2009	0.0074 kg per person	+0.1%
2010	0.0078 kg per person	+5.5%
2011	0.0073 kg per person	-5.6%
2012	0.0074 kg per person	+1.6%
2013	0.0075 kg per person	+1.4%
2014	0.0079 kg per person	+4.6%
2015	0.008 kg per person	+1.3%
2016	0.0072 kg per person	-9.5%
2017	0.0096 kg per person	+32.1%
2020	0.009 kg per person	-5.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita 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
2017	+32.1%	0.0072 kg per person	0.0096 kg per person
1985	+27.3%	0.0059 kg per person	0.0076 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0048 kg per person	0.0045 kg per person	0.005 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0056 kg per person	0.0051 kg per person	0.0068 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0071 kg per person	0.0059 kg per person	0.0078 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0071 kg per person	0.0059 kg per person	0.0089 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0065 kg per person	0.0057 kg per person	0.0074 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0078 kg per person	0.0072 kg per person	0.0096 kg per person	8
2020s	0.009 kg per person	0.009 kg per person	0.009 kg per person	1

Countries ranked near Portugal

146 Greece 0.0092 kg per person compare
147 Finland 0.0092 kg per person compare
148 Croatia 0.009 kg per person compare
150 North Macedonia 0.009 kg per person compare
151 New Caledonia 0.0086 kg per person compare
152 Malta 0.0083 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Portugal?: Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.009 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?: The highest recorded value was 0.0096 kg per person in 2017.
What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 kg per person in 1962.
How does Portugal rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?: Portugal ranks 149th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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.

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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
Last refreshed: 10 October 2026

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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.