Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Portugal
Portugal: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 1.41 kg per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Portugal, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Portugal is 1.41 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 1.52 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4066 kg per square kilometre, in 1986.
That places Portugal 26th 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 square kilometre in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7977 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7414 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6882 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6256 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5787 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6178 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5599 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5138 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5396 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5599 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5896 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5909 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6067 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5474 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5005 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5005 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4849 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4849 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4692 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4536 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4536 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4536 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4379 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4379 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4379 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4066 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4066 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4066 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4066 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4066 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6413 kg per square kilometre | +57.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6569 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6725 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7507 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8133 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8602 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8915 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9071 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9071 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9228 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9228 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9228 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9228 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9384 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9544 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.41 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4629 kg per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.41 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8808 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +57.7% | 0.4066 kg per square kilometre | 0.6413 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6292 kg per square kilometre | 0.5138 kg per square kilometre | 0.7977 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5334 kg per square kilometre | 0.4692 kg per square kilometre | 0.6067 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4301 kg per square kilometre | 0.4066 kg per square kilometre | 0.4536 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7507 kg per square kilometre | 0.4066 kg per square kilometre | 0.9071 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 0.9228 kg per square kilometre | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for 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 horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Portugal?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Portugal was 1.41 kg per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4066 kg per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Portugal rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 143 countries with data for 2022.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils 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
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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.