Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Portugal

Portugal: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 90,669 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
90,669 t
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
86th
of 212 countries
All-time high
156,500 t
in 1988
All-time low
55,066 t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Portugal, 1961–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 90,669 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Portugal peaked at 156,500 t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 55,066 t, in 1962.

Portugal ranks 86th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Portugal, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 68,393 t
1962 55,066 t -19.5%
1963 86,848 t +57.7%
1964 108,803 t +25.3%
1965 88,306 t -18.8%
1966 70,032 t -20.7%
1967 101,604 t +45.1%
1968 101,209 t -0.4%
1969 112,660 t +11.3%
1970 76,644 t -32.0%
1971 90,475 t +18.0%
1972 130,378 t +44.1%
1973 127,722 t -2.0%
1974 126,834 t -0.7%
1975 141,000 t +11.2%
1976 136,602 t -3.1%
1977 154,442 t +13.1%
1978 138,607 t -10.3%
1979 155,043 t +11.9%
1980 136,603 t -11.9%
1981 145,043 t +6.2%
1982 138,554 t -4.5%
1983 125,694 t -9.3%
1984 123,200 t -2.0%
1985 137,200 t +11.4%
1986 149,800 t +9.2%
1987 149,500 t -0.2%
1988 156,500 t +4.7%
1989 145,400 t -7.1%
1990 150,200 t +3.3%
1991 141,000 t -6.1%
1992 127,000 t -9.9%
1993 129,000 t +1.6%
1994 128,000 t -0.8%
1995 125,000 t -2.3%
1996 132,000 t +5.6%
1997 121,000 t -8.3%
1998 131,000 t +8.3%
1999 120,000 t -8.4%
2000 113,000 t -5.8%
2001 103,000 t -8.8%
2002 101,000 t -1.9%
2003 95,000 t -5.9%
2004 88,000 t -7.4%
2005 84,000 t -4.5%
2006 87,391 t +4.0%
2007 113,005 t +29.3%
2008 105,131 t -7.0%
2009 97,293 t -7.5%
2010 100,249 t +3.0%
2011 95,088 t -5.1%
2012 106,864 t +12.4%
2013 110,643 t +3.5%
2014 129,991 t +17.5%
2015 117,906 t -9.3%
2016 108,440 t -8.0%
2017 102,584 t -5.4%
2018 101,364 t -1.2%
2019 107,393 t +5.9%
2020 103,171 t -3.9%
2021 94,864 t -8.1%
2022 68,041 t -28.3%
2023 86,693 t +27.4%
2024 90,669 t +4.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 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.

YearChange FromTo
1963 +57.7% 55,066 t 86,848 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 88,102 t 55,066 t 112,660 t 9
1970s 127,775 t 76,644 t 155,043 t 10
1980s 140,749 t 123,200 t 156,500 t 10
1990s 130,420 t 120,000 t 150,200 t 10
2000s 98,682 t 84,000 t 113,005 t 10
2010s 108,052 t 95,088 t 129,991 t 10
2020s 88,688 t 68,041 t 103,171 t 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 83 Zimbabwe 96,590 t compare
  2. 84 Malawi 96,036 t compare
  3. 85 Croatia 90,886 t compare
  4. 87 Sudan (former) 87,550 t compare
  5. 88 Latvia 82,435 t compare
  6. 89 Nepal 79,991 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Portugal?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Portugal was 90,669 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 156,500 t in 1988.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 55,066 t in 1962.
How does Portugal rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Portugal ranks 86th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,879 data points, 1961–2024
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.