Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0123 kg per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.0123 kg per person for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0131 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 kg per person, in 1986.
That places Portugal 35th out of 143 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0082 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0075 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.007 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0063 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0059 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0063 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0058 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0053 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0056 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0059 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0062 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0063 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0057 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 0.005 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0049 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.004 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.004 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.004 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0037 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0059 kg per person | +58.1% |
| 1992 | 0.006 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0078 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0081 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0082 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0081 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0082 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0081 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0082 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0094 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0108 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0131 kg per person | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0131 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0131 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.012 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0107 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0121 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0118 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0123 kg per person | +1.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0123 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0065 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0123 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.009 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils (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% | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0059 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0064 kg per person | 0.0053 kg per person | 0.0082 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0054 kg per person | 0.0044 kg per person | 0.0064 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0042 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0068 kg per person | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0082 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 kg per person | 0.0081 kg per person | 0.0131 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0114 kg per person | 0.0091 kg per person | 0.0131 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0121 kg per person | 0.0118 kg per person | 0.0123 kg per person | 3 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.0123 kg per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0131 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Portugal rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 35th out of 143 countries with data for 2022.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils 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
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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.