Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.0385 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Portugal is 0.0385 kg per person, measured 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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0385 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Portugal 127th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0088 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0091 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0094 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0098 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0102 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0116 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0121 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0125 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0129 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0135 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.014 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0145 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0149 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0152 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0151 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0148 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0159 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0158 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0164 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0169 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0161 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0154 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0159 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0134 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0155 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0163 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.017 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0162 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0177 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.019 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0199 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0205 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0209 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0214 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0222 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.023 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0238 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0247 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0253 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.026 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0267 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0271 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0274 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0276 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0277 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0277 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0272 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0264 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0253 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0238 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0226 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0217 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0231 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0248 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0265 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0302 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0385 kg per person | +27.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0385 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.032 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0385 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0262 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +27.3% | 0.0302 kg per person | 0.0385 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0107 kg per person | 0.0088 kg per person | 0.0129 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.015 kg per person | 0.0135 kg per person | 0.0164 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0156 kg per person | 0.0134 kg per person | 0.017 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0213 kg per person | 0.0177 kg per person | 0.0247 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0269 kg per person | 0.0253 kg per person | 0.0277 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0248 kg per person | 0.0217 kg per person | 0.0302 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0385 kg per person | 0.0385 kg per person | 0.0385 kg per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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- 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.0385 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0385 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 127th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Chickens — 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.