Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.3086 kg per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2022, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Portugal stood at 0.3086 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.3287 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0927 kg per person, in 1986.
That places Portugal 50th out of 143 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2043 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1886 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1743 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1584 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1471 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1582 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1443 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.133 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1409 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1476 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.156 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1566 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1608 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.143 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1259 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1224 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1173 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.116 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1111 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1062 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1053 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1047 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1006 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1002 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0999 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0927 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0927 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0928 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.093 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0932 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1473 kg per person | +58.1% |
| 1992 | 0.151 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1544 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1719 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1856 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1955 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2017 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2042 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2031 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2051 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2037 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2026 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2018 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2048 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2078 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2176 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2341 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2711 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3284 kg per person | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3282 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3287 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2994 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2669 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2855 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2556 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2287 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2675 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2853 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3026 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2953 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3038 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3086 kg per person | +1.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.3086 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.21 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.3086 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2121 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +58.1% | 0.0932 kg per person | 0.1473 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.161 kg per person | 0.133 kg per person | 0.2043 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1357 kg per person | 0.1111 kg per person | 0.1608 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0988 kg per person | 0.0927 kg per person | 0.1062 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1708 kg per person | 0.0932 kg per person | 0.2042 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2277 kg per person | 0.2018 kg per person | 0.3284 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2848 kg per person | 0.2287 kg per person | 0.3287 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3026 kg per person | 0.2953 kg per person | 0.3086 kg per person | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.3086 kg per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3287 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0927 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Portugal rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 50th out of 143 countries with data for 2022.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.