Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Portugal

Portugal: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure was 24.96 million kg in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
24.96 million kg
Change on year
up 29.8%
World rank
57th
of 190 countries
All-time high
24.96 million kg
in 2020
All-time low
3.93 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
58
1961–2020

Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Portugal, 1961–2020

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Portugal is 24.96 million kg, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.8% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Portugal peaked at 24.96 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.93 million kg, in 1961.

Portugal ranks 57th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.78 million kg 3.93 million kg 5.66 million kg 9
1970s 7.70 million kg 5.86 million kg 11.21 million kg 10
1980s 14.94 million kg 12.49 million kg 17.76 million kg 10
1990s 16.09 million kg 13.51 million kg 18.49 million kg 10
2000s 18.53 million kg 17.75 million kg 18.91 million kg 10
2010s 16.80 million kg 15.29 million kg 19.23 million kg 8
2020s 24.96 million kg 24.96 million kg 24.96 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 54 Lebanon 25.39 million kg compare
  2. 55 Madagascar 25.23 million kg compare
  3. 56 Israel 25.18 million kg compare
  4. 58 Angola 24.54 million kg compare
  5. 59 Kuwait 23.44 million kg compare
  6. 60 Mali 23.30 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Portugal?
Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Portugal was 24.96 million kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 24.96 million kg in 2020.
What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 3.93 million kg in 1961.
How does Portugal rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure?
Portugal ranks 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2020.
Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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 Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,087 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).