Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 2.42 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2020, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Portugal stood at 2.42 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.9% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 2.42 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4405 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Portugal 26th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4405 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4534 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4706 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4903 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5114 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5786 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6067 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.623 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6465 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6748 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7006 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7243 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7453 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8359 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8282 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8488 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9718 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9622 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.16 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 1.28 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 1.46 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 1.36 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 1.44 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 1.29 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 1.38 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 1.54 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 1.71 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 1.75 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.78 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.85 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.36 kg per person | -26.7% |
| 1992 | 1.52 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 1.55 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.56 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.57 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.61 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.64 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.67 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.7 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.72 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.75 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.78 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.79 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.8 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.8 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.8 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.79 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.76 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.71 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.65 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.57 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.51 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.46 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.53 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.61 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.69 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.87 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 2.42 kg per person | +29.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 2.42 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 2.42 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.35 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 | -26.7% | 1.85 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person |
| 2020 | +29.9% | 1.87 kg per person | 2.42 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5357 kg per person | 0.4405 kg per person | 0.6465 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8452 kg per person | 0.6748 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5 kg per person | 1.28 kg per person | 1.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 1.85 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 kg per person | 1.71 kg per person | 1.8 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 kg per person | 1.46 kg per person | 1.87 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.42 kg per person | 2.42 kg per person | 2.42 kg per person | 1 |
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)
- 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 poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Portugal was 2.42 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4405 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. 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 Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure 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
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (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.