Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 1.88 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1.88 kg per person for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2020. 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 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 1.88 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4306 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Portugal 15th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4306 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4432 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.46 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4793 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4999 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5655 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.593 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.609 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.632 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6596 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6848 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.708 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7285 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7453 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7404 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7242 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.779 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7715 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7998 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8274 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.787 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7519 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.776 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6538 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6686 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.756 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7959 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8312 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7934 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8659 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9298 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9709 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 1 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.02 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.04 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.08 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.12 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.16 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.21 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.24 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.27 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.31 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.32 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.34 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.35 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.35 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.35 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.33 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.29 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.24 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.16 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.11 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.06 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.13 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.21 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 1.48 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 1.88 kg per person | +27.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.88 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.88 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure applied to soils (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +27.3% | 1.48 kg per person | 1.88 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5236 kg per person | 0.4306 kg per person | 0.632 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7341 kg per person | 0.6596 kg per person | 0.7998 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7641 kg per person | 0.6538 kg per person | 0.8312 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 kg per person | 0.8659 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 kg per person | 1.24 kg per person | 1.35 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.88 kg per person | 1.88 kg per person | 1.88 kg per person | 1 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal was 1.88 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4306 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 15th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils (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.