Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.3037 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Portugal stood at 0.3037 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Portugal peaked at 0.3222 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1323 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 128th 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 … left square kilometre leaches in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1323 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1323 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1365 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1365 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1406 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1406 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1448 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1448 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1448 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1448 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1448 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1448 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1448 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1572 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1654 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1654 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1861 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1985 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2151 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2151 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2192 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2275 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2151 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1944 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2482 kg per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2482 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2553 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2539 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2482 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2482 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2895 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2895 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2753 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2365 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2072 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.203 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1959 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.195 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2065 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2012 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2061 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1945 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2189 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2192 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2193 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2275 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2482 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2544 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2545 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2686 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2533 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2562 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2582 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2685 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2708 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2444 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3222 kg per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3037 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.3037 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4362 kg per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.3037 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2707 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches 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 | +31.8% | 0.2444 kg per square kilometre | 0.3222 kg per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +27.7% | 0.1944 kg per square kilometre | 0.2482 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1392 kg per square kilometre | 0.1323 kg per square kilometre | 0.1448 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1667 kg per square kilometre | 0.1448 kg per square kilometre | 0.2151 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2325 kg per square kilometre | 0.1944 kg per square kilometre | 0.2553 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2347 kg per square kilometre | 0.195 kg per square kilometre | 0.2895 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2244 kg per square kilometre | 0.1945 kg per square kilometre | 0.2545 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2678 kg per square kilometre | 0.2444 kg per square kilometre | 0.3222 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3037 kg per square kilometre | 0.3037 kg per square kilometre | 0.3037 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 125 French Polynesia 0.3394 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Austria 0.3389 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Slovenia 0.3302 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Romania 0.2707 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Poland 0.2587 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Equatorial Guinea 0.252 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, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Portugal?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Portugal was 0.3037 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3222 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1323 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Portugal ranks 128th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.