Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.8645 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal is 0.8645 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 27.3% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal peaked at 0.8645 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.172 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 115th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 … left square kilometre volatilises in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.172 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1783 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1858 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1937 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2012 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2259 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2354 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2407 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2475 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.256 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2647 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2733 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2813 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2918 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3011 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.303 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3294 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3298 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3456 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3614 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3468 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3333 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3456 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2923 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2997 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3392 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 0.357 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3724 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.355 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3866 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4142 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4321 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4468 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4557 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4682 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4882 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5075 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5282 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5517 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5692 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5884 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6083 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6196 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6287 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6339 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6367 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6374 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6278 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6092 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5851 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5482 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5197 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4965 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5247 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5608 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5974 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6791 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8645 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.8645 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7598 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.8645 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3918 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises 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% | 0.6791 kg per square kilometre | 0.8645 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2089 kg per square kilometre | 0.172 kg per square kilometre | 0.2475 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2976 kg per square kilometre | 0.256 kg per square kilometre | 0.3456 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3403 kg per square kilometre | 0.2923 kg per square kilometre | 0.3724 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4679 kg per square kilometre | 0.3866 kg per square kilometre | 0.5517 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6159 kg per square kilometre | 0.5692 kg per square kilometre | 0.6374 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.564 kg per square kilometre | 0.4965 kg per square kilometre | 0.6791 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8645 kg per square kilometre | 0.8645 kg per square kilometre | 0.8645 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 112 Denmark 0.9149 kg per square kilometre compare
- 113 Afghanistan 0.9075 kg per square kilometre compare
- 114 Italy 0.8672 kg per square kilometre compare
- 116 Equatorial Guinea 0.8504 kg per square kilometre compare
- 117 Gabon 0.8491 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 Fiji 0.8158 kg per square kilometre 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal was 0.8645 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8645 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.172 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Portugal ranks 115th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. 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 volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.