Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Portugal
Portugal: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) was 499,250 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 499,250 kg for poultry birds — manure left on pasture in 2020. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Portugal peaked at 499,250 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78,669 kg, in 1961.
That places Portugal 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78,669 kg | — |
| 1962 | 81,560 kg | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 84,990 kg | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 88,603 kg | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 92,033 kg | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 103,343 kg | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 107,676 kg | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 110,104 kg | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 113,241 kg | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 117,143 kg | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 121,118 kg | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 125,021 kg | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 128,685 kg | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 146,359 kg | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 150,617 kg | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 158,830 kg | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 183,776 kg | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 183,947 kg | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 224,221 kg | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 249,815 kg | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 287,207 kg | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 270,037 kg | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 286,668 kg | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 258,620 kg | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 276,704 kg | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 309,465 kg | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 343,332 kg | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 350,386 kg | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 355,262 kg | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 369,716 kg | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 270,293 kg | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 302,534 kg | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 307,971 kg | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 310,767 kg | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 315,178 kg | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 323,058 kg | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 330,593 kg | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 338,764 kg | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 348,220 kg | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 354,975 kg | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 362,492 kg | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 370,300 kg | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 374,224 kg | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 377,095 kg | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 378,166 kg | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 378,161 kg | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 377,213 kg | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 371,569 kg | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 362,229 kg | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 349,955 kg | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 331,811 kg | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 317,541 kg | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 305,743 kg | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 317,412 kg | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 332,726 kg | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 348,300 kg | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 384,536 kg | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 499,250 kg | +29.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 499,250 kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 394,596 kg, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 499,250 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 183,726 kg, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) 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 | -26.9% | 369,716 kg | 270,293 kg |
| 2020 | +29.8% | 384,536 kg | 499,250 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95,580 kg | 78,669 kg | 113,241 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 153,972 kg | 117,143 kg | 224,221 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 298,750 kg | 249,815 kg | 355,262 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 321,709 kg | 270,293 kg | 369,716 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 370,642 kg | 354,975 kg | 378,166 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 336,003 kg | 305,743 kg | 384,536 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 499,250 kg | 499,250 kg | 499,250 kg | 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 — manure left on pasture in Portugal?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Portugal was 499,250 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 499,250 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,669 kg in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture?
- Portugal ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).