Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita was 0.0085 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.0085 t per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0163 t per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 t per person, in 1962.
Portugal ranks 64th of 173 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, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0077 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0061 t per person | -20.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0096 t per person | +57.1% |
| 1964 | 0.012 t per person | +25.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0098 t per person | -18.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0078 t per person | -20.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0114 t per person | +46.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0115 t per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0129 t per person | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0088 t per person | -31.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0105 t per person | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0151 t per person | +44.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0148 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0145 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0155 t per person | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0146 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0163 t per person | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0145 t per person | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 0.016 t per person | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.014 t per person | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0147 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.014 t per person | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0126 t per person | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0123 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 t per person | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0149 t per person | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0149 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0156 t per person | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0145 t per person | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.015 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0142 t per person | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0128 t per person | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0129 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0128 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0125 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0131 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.012 t per person | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0129 t per person | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0117 t per person | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.011 t per person | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 t per person | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0091 t per person | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 t per person | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.008 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 t per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0107 t per person | +29.1% |
| 2008 | 0.01 t per person | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 t per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.009 t per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0102 t per person | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0106 t per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0125 t per person | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0114 t per person | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 t per person | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.01 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0104 t per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.01 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0092 t per person | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0065 t per person | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0082 t per person | +25.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0085 t per person | +3.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0085 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0107 t per person, 79% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0085 t per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0178 t per person, 48% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0099 t per person | 0.0061 t per person | 0.0129 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0141 t per person | 0.0088 t per person | 0.0163 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0141 t per person | 0.0123 t per person | 0.0156 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.013 t per person | 0.0117 t per person | 0.015 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0094 t per person | 0.008 t per person | 0.011 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0104 t per person | 0.009 t per person | 0.0125 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 t per person | 0.0065 t per person | 0.01 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7415 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -3.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Portugal?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Portugal was 0.0085 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0163 t per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 t per person in 1962.
- How does Portugal rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.