Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Portugal

Portugal: Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated was 62,406 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
62,406 kg
Change on year
up 29.8%
World rank
28th
of 190 countries
All-time high
62,406 kg
in 2020
All-time low
9,834 kg
in 1961
Years of data
58
1961–2020

Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Portugal, 1961–2020

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 62,406 kg for poultry birds — losses from manure treated in 2020. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Portugal peaked at 62,406 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,834 kg, in 1961.

That places Portugal 28th out of 190 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,947 kg 9,834 kg 14,155 kg 9
1970s 19,246 kg 14,643 kg 28,028 kg 10
1980s 37,344 kg 31,227 kg 44,408 kg 10
1990s 40,214 kg 33,787 kg 46,214 kg 10
2000s 46,330 kg 44,372 kg 47,271 kg 10
2010s 42,000 kg 38,218 kg 48,067 kg 8
2020s 62,406 kg 62,406 kg 62,406 kg 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 25 Yugoslav SFR 100,363 kg compare
  2. 26 Cambodia 98,463 kg compare
  3. 27 Turkmenistan 79,001 kg compare
  4. 29 Brunei Darussalam 62,139 kg compare
  5. 30 Sri Lanka 58,279 kg compare
  6. 31 Belgium 54,986 kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Portugal?
Poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Portugal was 62,406 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 62,406 kg in 2020.
What is the lowest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 9,834 kg in 1961.
How does Portugal rank for poultry birds — losses from manure treated?
Portugal ranks 28th out of 190 countries with data for 2020.
Is poultry birds — losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated (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).