Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.2025 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — 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, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Portugal is 0.2025 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of 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 volatilises (n) in Portugal peaked at 0.2148 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0882 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 … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0882 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0882 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.091 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.091 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0937 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0937 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0965 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0965 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0965 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0965 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0965 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0965 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0965 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1048 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1103 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1103 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1241 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1323 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1434 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1434 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1461 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1516 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1434 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1296 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1654 kg per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1654 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1702 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1693 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1654 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1654 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.193 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.193 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1835 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1577 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1382 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1353 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1306 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1377 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1341 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1374 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1297 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1459 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1461 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1462 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1517 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1655 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1696 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1697 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.179 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1689 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1708 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1721 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.179 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1806 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.163 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2148 kg per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2025 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.2025 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2908 kg per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.2025 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1805 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers … left pasture that 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +31.8% | 0.163 kg per square kilometre | 0.2148 kg per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +27.7% | 0.1296 kg per square kilometre | 0.1654 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0928 kg per square kilometre | 0.0882 kg per square kilometre | 0.0965 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1111 kg per square kilometre | 0.0965 kg per square kilometre | 0.1434 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.155 kg per square kilometre | 0.1296 kg per square kilometre | 0.1702 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1564 kg per square kilometre | 0.13 kg per square kilometre | 0.193 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1496 kg per square kilometre | 0.1297 kg per square kilometre | 0.1697 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1785 kg per square kilometre | 0.163 kg per square kilometre | 0.2148 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2025 kg per square kilometre | 0.2025 kg per square kilometre | 0.2025 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 125 French Polynesia 0.2263 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Austria 0.2259 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Slovenia 0.2202 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Romania 0.1805 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Poland 0.1725 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Equatorial Guinea 0.168 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 volatilises (n) in Portugal?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Portugal was 0.2025 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2148 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0882 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Portugal ranks 128th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 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, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — 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, layers — 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.