Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0115 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal stood at 0.0115 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.3% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0115 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 kg per person, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 127th 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0026 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0027 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0029 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0036 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0039 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.004 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0042 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0043 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0045 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0046 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0045 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0044 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0048 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0047 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0049 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.004 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0049 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0053 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0057 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.006 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0063 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0071 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.008 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0081 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0082 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0083 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0082 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0076 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0079 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0091 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0115 kg per person | +27.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0115 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0096 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0115 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0079 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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% | 0.0091 kg per person | 0.0115 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 0.0039 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0045 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0049 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0051 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0064 kg per person | 0.0053 kg per person | 0.0074 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0081 kg per person | 0.0076 kg per person | 0.0083 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0074 kg per person | 0.0065 kg per person | 0.0091 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0115 kg per person | 0.0115 kg per person | 0.0115 kg per person | 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.0115 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 127th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 left on pasture that leaches (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.