Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens — Manure left on pasture was 395,944 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure left on pasture in Portugal is 395,944 kg, 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 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture in Portugal peaked at 395,944 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78,669 kg, in 1961.
That places Portugal 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78,669 kg | — |
| 1962 | 81,560 kg | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 84,990 kg | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 88,603 kg | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 92,033 kg | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 103,343 kg | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 107,676 kg | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 110,104 kg | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 113,241 kg | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 117,143 kg | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 121,118 kg | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 125,021 kg | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 128,685 kg | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 133,502 kg | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 137,760 kg | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 138,627 kg | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 150,716 kg | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 150,887 kg | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 158,100 kg | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 165,327 kg | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 158,639 kg | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 152,490 kg | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 158,100 kg | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 133,726 kg | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 137,116 kg | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 155,183 kg | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 163,337 kg | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 170,392 kg | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 162,410 kg | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 176,864 kg | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 189,479 kg | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 197,696 kg | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 204,419 kg | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 208,501 kg | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 214,197 kg | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 223,363 kg | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 232,183 kg | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 241,641 kg | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 252,382 kg | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 260,422 kg | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 269,188 kg | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 278,282 kg | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 283,455 kg | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 287,612 kg | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 289,932 kg | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 291,176 kg | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 291,514 kg | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 287,118 kg | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 278,991 kg | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 267,966 kg | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 251,071 kg | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 238,013 kg | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 227,427 kg | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 240,344 kg | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 256,871 kg | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 273,620 kg | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 311,068 kg | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 395,944 kg | +27.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 395,944 kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 372,626 kg, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 395,944 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 182,971 kg, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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% | 311,068 kg | 395,944 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95,580 kg | 78,669 kg | 113,241 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 136,156 kg | 117,143 kg | 158,100 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 155,672 kg | 133,726 kg | 170,392 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 214,072 kg | 176,864 kg | 252,382 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 281,769 kg | 260,422 kg | 291,514 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 258,298 kg | 227,427 kg | 311,068 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 395,944 kg | 395,944 kg | 395,944 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 — manure left on pasture in Portugal?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture in Portugal was 395,944 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 395,944 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,669 kg in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens — manure left on pasture?
- Portugal ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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).