Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Portugal
Portugal: Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.4218 kg per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Portugal, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.4218 kg per square kilometre for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Portugal peaked at 0.4547 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.122 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 … applied square kilometre leaches in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2393 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2224 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2065 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1877 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1736 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1853 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.168 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1542 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1619 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.168 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1769 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1773 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.182 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1642 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1501 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1501 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1455 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1455 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1408 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1361 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1361 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1361 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1314 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1314 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1314 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.122 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.122 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.122 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.122 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.122 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1924 kg per square kilometre | +57.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1971 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2018 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2252 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 0.244 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2581 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2675 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2721 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2721 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2768 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2768 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2768 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2768 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2815 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2863 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3004 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3239 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3755 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4547 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4547 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4547 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4125 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3656 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.389 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3468 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3093 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3609 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3843 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4077 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3984 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4124 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4218 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.4218 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1389 kg per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.4218 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2642 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches 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% | 0.122 kg per square kilometre | 0.1924 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1888 kg per square kilometre | 0.1542 kg per square kilometre | 0.2393 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.16 kg per square kilometre | 0.1408 kg per square kilometre | 0.182 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.129 kg per square kilometre | 0.122 kg per square kilometre | 0.1361 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2252 kg per square kilometre | 0.122 kg per square kilometre | 0.2721 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.313 kg per square kilometre | 0.2768 kg per square kilometre | 0.4547 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3885 kg per square kilometre | 0.3093 kg per square kilometre | 0.4547 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4109 kg per square kilometre | 0.3984 kg per square kilometre | 0.4218 kg per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 23 Czechia 0.4761 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Austria 0.4705 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Albania 0.4276 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Belgium 0.4166 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Slovenia 0.4147 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Hungary 0.4017 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Portugal?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Portugal was 0.4218 kg per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4547 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.122 kg per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Portugal rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 143 countries with data for 2022.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.