Chickens — Losses from manure treated in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens — Losses from manure treated was 49,493 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Losses from manure treated in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens — losses from manure treated in Portugal stood at 49,493 kg. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — losses from manure treated in Portugal peaked at 49,493 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,834 kg, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 32nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens — Losses from manure treated in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,834 kg | — |
| 1962 | 10,195 kg | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 10,624 kg | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 11,075 kg | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 11,504 kg | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 12,918 kg | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 13,460 kg | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 13,763 kg | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 14,155 kg | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 14,643 kg | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 15,140 kg | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 15,628 kg | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 16,086 kg | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 16,688 kg | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 17,220 kg | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 17,328 kg | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 18,840 kg | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 18,861 kg | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 19,763 kg | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 20,666 kg | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 19,830 kg | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 19,061 kg | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 19,763 kg | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 16,716 kg | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 17,140 kg | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 19,398 kg | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 20,417 kg | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 21,299 kg | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 20,301 kg | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 22,108 kg | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 23,685 kg | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 24,712 kg | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 25,552 kg | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 26,063 kg | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 26,775 kg | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 27,920 kg | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 29,023 kg | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 30,205 kg | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 31,548 kg | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 32,553 kg | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 33,649 kg | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 34,785 kg | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 35,432 kg | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 35,952 kg | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 36,242 kg | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 36,397 kg | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 36,439 kg | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 35,890 kg | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 34,874 kg | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 33,496 kg | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 31,384 kg | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 29,752 kg | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 28,428 kg | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 30,043 kg | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 32,109 kg | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 34,203 kg | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 38,884 kg | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 49,493 kg | +27.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 49,493 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,200 kg, 4.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Losses from manure treated 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 | +27.3% | 38,884 kg | 49,493 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,947 kg | 9,834 kg | 14,155 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,019 kg | 14,643 kg | 19,763 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,459 kg | 16,716 kg | 21,299 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,759 kg | 22,108 kg | 31,548 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,221 kg | 32,553 kg | 36,439 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,287 kg | 28,428 kg | 38,884 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 49,493 kg | 49,493 kg | 49,493 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 29 Belgium 54,986 kg compare
- 30 Belgium-Luxembourg 52,053 kg compare
- 31 Afghanistan 51,211 kg compare
- 33 Cambodia 42,546 kg compare
- 34 Greece 38,988 kg compare
- 35 Tajikistan 38,090 kg 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 — losses from manure treated in Portugal?
- Chickens — losses from manure treated in Portugal was 49,493 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — losses from manure treated recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 49,493 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — losses from manure treated recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,834 kg in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens — losses from manure treated?
- Portugal ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).