Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Portugal
Portugal: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 61.12 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Portugal stood at 61.12 kg/ha.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Portugal peaked at 88.12 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.96 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Portugal 62nd out of 186 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.02 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 32.96 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 39.28 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1964 | 44.9 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 38.86 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1966 | 41.69 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 43.02 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 43.13 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 49.44 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 42.98 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1971 | 45.63 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 54.45 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1973 | 56.39 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 50.06 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 57.45 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 55.42 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 67.45 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1978 | 63.86 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 70.22 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 65.6 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 71.5 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 66.99 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 63.85 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 57.41 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 63.17 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 65.37 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 63.82 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 69.5 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 62.37 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 67.86 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 61.69 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 61.83 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 62.37 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 62.7 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 63.72 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 68.97 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 69.83 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 78 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 72.37 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 67.2 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 67.59 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 62.56 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 66.29 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 63.58 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 72.8 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 70.88 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 83.89 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 74.61 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 73.85 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 77.49 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 77.79 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.12 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 78.31 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 85.53 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 85.49 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.12 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 85.41 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 76.5 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 73.59 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 87.06 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 61.48 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 55.48 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 61.12 kg/ha | +10.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 61.12 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 100% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 61.12 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.92 kg/ha | 32.96 kg/ha | 49.44 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.39 kg/ha | 42.98 kg/ha | 70.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.96 kg/ha | 57.41 kg/ha | 71.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.93 kg/ha | 61.69 kg/ha | 78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.32 kg/ha | 62.56 kg/ha | 83.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.93 kg/ha | 73.59 kg/ha | 88.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.28 kg/ha | 55.48 kg/ha | 87.06 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Portugal?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Portugal was 61.12 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 88.12 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.96 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Portugal rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Portugal ranks 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).