Chickens — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 1.88 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Portugal stood at 1.88 kg per person. 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 1.88 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4317 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4317 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4443 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4612 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4805 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5011 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.567 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5945 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6105 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6336 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6613 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6866 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7098 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7304 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7472 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7423 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.726 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.781 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7735 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8019 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8295 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7891 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7539 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.778 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6555 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6703 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7579 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.798 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8333 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7954 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8681 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9322 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9733 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.01 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.02 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.05 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.09 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.13 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.17 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 | 1.33 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.34 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.35 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.36 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 | 1.17 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.11 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.07 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.13 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.22 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 1.13 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 1.06 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure management (manure treated, 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 | 0.5249 kg per person | 0.4317 kg per person | 0.6336 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.736 kg per person | 0.6613 kg per person | 0.8019 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7661 kg per person | 0.6555 kg per person | 0.8333 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 kg per person | 0.8681 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 kg per person | 1.24 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 kg per person | 1.07 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 |
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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Portugal was 1.88 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4317 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 15th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure management Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Manure management (manure treated, 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.