Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Portugal
Portugal: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 1.64 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Portugal is 1.64 kg per square kilometre, measured 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 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Portugal peaked at 1.64 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2579 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Portugal 110th out of 168 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 … left square kilometre leaches in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2579 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2674 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2787 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2905 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3017 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3388 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.353 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.361 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3713 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3841 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3971 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4099 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4219 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4799 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4938 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5208 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6025 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6031 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7352 kg per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8191 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9417 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8854 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9399 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8479 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9072 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8862 kg per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9919 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +29.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.64 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.44 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.64 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6679 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 0.8862 kg per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +29.8% | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 1.64 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3134 kg per square kilometre | 0.2579 kg per square kilometre | 0.3713 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5048 kg per square kilometre | 0.3841 kg per square kilometre | 0.7352 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9795 kg per square kilometre | 0.8191 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 0.8862 kg per square kilometre | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 1 kg per square kilometre | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 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 that leaches (n content), per in Portugal?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Portugal was 1.64 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2579 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Portugal ranks 110th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.