Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Portugal
Portugal: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 39.69 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 39.69 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 29.0% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Portugal peaked at 54.67 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.11 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Portugal 97th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.11 kg/ha | 22.11 kg/ha | 35.57 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.73 kg/ha | 30.19 kg/ha | 49.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.49 kg/ha | 39.07 kg/ha | 49.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.19 kg/ha | 41.78 kg/ha | 52.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.07 kg/ha | 39.33 kg/ha | 50.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.86 kg/ha | 45.19 kg/ha | 54.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.54 kg/ha | 30.77 kg/ha | 47.77 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 94 South Africa 42.46 kg/ha compare
- 95 Bahamas, The 41.09 kg/ha compare
- 96 Finland 40.52 kg/ha compare
- 98 Dominican Republic 38.85 kg/ha compare
- 99 Yugoslav SFR 37.77 kg/ha compare
- 100 Eswatini, Kingdom of 37.21 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Portugal
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0026 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 969,945 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3.65 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 28,002 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 8,251 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Portugal?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Portugal was 39.69 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 54.67 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.11 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Portugal rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Portugal ranks 97th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).