How does Portugal rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?

Portugal ranks 35th out of 143 countries with data for 2022.

Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (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.

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal

Name: Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Portugal: Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0037 kg per person in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

0.0037 kg per person

Change on year

up 1.6%

World rank

35th

of 143 countries

All-time high

0.0039 kg per person

in 2011

All-time low

0.0011 kg per person

in 1986

Years of data

1961–2022

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.0037 kg per person for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0039 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961 to 2022.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0025 kg per person	—
1962	0.0023 kg per person	-7.7%
1963	0.0021 kg per person	-7.5%
1964	0.0019 kg per person	-9.1%
1965	0.0018 kg per person	-7.1%
1966	0.0019 kg per person	+7.6%
1967	0.0017 kg per person	-8.8%
1968	0.0016 kg per person	-7.8%
1969	0.0017 kg per person	+6.0%
1970	0.0018 kg per person	+4.7%
1971	0.0019 kg per person	+5.8%
1972	0.0019 kg per person	+0.4%
1973	0.0019 kg per person	+2.6%
1974	0.0017 kg per person	-11.0%
1975	0.0015 kg per person	-12.0%
1976	0.0015 kg per person	-2.8%
1977	0.0014 kg per person	-4.1%
1978	0.0014 kg per person	-1.1%
1979	0.0013 kg per person	-4.3%
1980	0.0013 kg per person	-4.4%
1981	0.0013 kg per person	-0.9%
1982	0.0013 kg per person	-0.6%
1983	0.0012 kg per person	-3.9%
1984	0.0012 kg per person	-0.4%
1985	0.0012 kg per person	-0.3%
1986	0.0011 kg per person	-7.2%
1987	0.0011 kg per person	+0.0%
1988	0.0011 kg per person	+0.1%
1989	0.0011 kg per person	+0.1%
1990	0.0011 kg per person	+0.2%
1991	0.0018 kg per person	+58.1%
1992	0.0018 kg per person	+2.5%
1993	0.0019 kg per person	+2.3%
1994	0.0021 kg per person	+11.3%
1995	0.0022 kg per person	+8.0%
1996	0.0023 kg per person	+5.4%
1997	0.0024 kg per person	+3.2%
1998	0.0025 kg per person	+1.2%
1999	0.0024 kg per person	-0.6%
2000	0.0025 kg per person	+1.0%
2001	0.0024 kg per person	-0.7%
2002	0.0024 kg per person	-0.5%
2003	0.0024 kg per person	-0.4%
2004	0.0025 kg per person	+1.5%
2005	0.0025 kg per person	+1.5%
2006	0.0026 kg per person	+4.7%
2007	0.0028 kg per person	+7.6%
2008	0.0033 kg per person	+15.8%
2009	0.0039 kg per person	+21.1%
2010	0.0039 kg per person	-0.0%
2011	0.0039 kg per person	+0.1%
2012	0.0036 kg per person	-8.9%
2013	0.0032 kg per person	-10.9%
2014	0.0034 kg per person	+7.0%
2015	0.0031 kg per person	-10.5%
2016	0.0027 kg per person	-10.5%
2017	0.0032 kg per person	+17.0%
2018	0.0034 kg per person	+6.7%
2019	0.0036 kg per person	+6.1%
2020	0.0035 kg per person	-2.4%
2021	0.0036 kg per person	+2.9%
2022	0.0037 kg per person	+1.6%

Portugal compared with similar countries

Portugal's 0.0037 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.002 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Portugal's 0.0037 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0027 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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%	0.0011 kg per person	0.0018 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0019 kg per person	0.0016 kg per person	0.0025 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0016 kg per person	0.0013 kg per person	0.0019 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0012 kg per person	0.0011 kg per person	0.0013 kg per person	10
1990s	0.002 kg per person	0.0011 kg per person	0.0025 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0027 kg per person	0.0024 kg per person	0.0039 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0034 kg per person	0.0027 kg per person	0.0039 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0036 kg per person	0.0035 kg per person	0.0037 kg per person	3

Countries ranked near Portugal

32 Dominican Republic 0.0039 kg per person compare
33 Hungary 0.0038 kg per person compare
34 Sudan 0.0038 kg per person compare
36 Czechia 0.0034 kg per person compare
37 Colombia 0.0034 kg per person compare
38 Denmark 0.0033 kg per person compare

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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)
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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)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal?: Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.0037 kg per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?: The highest recorded value was 0.0039 kg per person in 2011.
What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kg per person in 1986.
How does Portugal rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Portugal ranks 35th out of 143 countries with data for 2022.
Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 145 places, 8,113 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 October 2026

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.