Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Portugal
Portugal: Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0025 kg per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Portugal, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.0025 kg per person for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2022.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal peaked at 0.0026 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 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 … capita volatilises in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0012 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 0.001 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.001 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 kg per person | +58.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 kg per person | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.002 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 kg per person | +1.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0025 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0013 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0025 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0018 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.0012 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 kg per person | 0.0011 kg per person | 0.0016 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 kg per person | 0.0009 kg per person | 0.0013 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 kg per person | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.0016 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 kg per person | 0.0016 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0018 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0025 kg per person | 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal was 0.0025 kg per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Portugal rank for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Portugal ranks 35th out of 143 countries with data for 2022.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.