Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Portugal
Portugal: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches was 149,775 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2020, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches in Portugal stood at 149,775 kg. 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches in Portugal peaked at 149,775 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23,601 kg, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 127th of 193 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,601 kg | — |
| 1962 | 24,468 kg | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 25,497 kg | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 26,581 kg | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 27,610 kg | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 31,003 kg | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 32,303 kg | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 33,031 kg | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 33,972 kg | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 35,143 kg | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 36,335 kg | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 37,506 kg | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 38,605 kg | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 43,908 kg | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 45,185 kg | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 47,649 kg | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 55,133 kg | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 55,184 kg | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 67,266 kg | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 74,944 kg | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 86,162 kg | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 81,011 kg | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 86,000 kg | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 77,586 kg | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 83,011 kg | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 92,839 kg | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 103,000 kg | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 105,116 kg | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 106,579 kg | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 110,915 kg | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 81,088 kg | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 90,760 kg | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 92,391 kg | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 93,230 kg | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 94,553 kg | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 96,917 kg | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 99,178 kg | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 101,629 kg | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 104,466 kg | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 106,492 kg | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 108,748 kg | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 111,090 kg | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 112,267 kg | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 113,129 kg | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 113,450 kg | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 113,448 kg | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 113,164 kg | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 111,471 kg | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 108,669 kg | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 104,987 kg | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 99,543 kg | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 95,262 kg | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 91,723 kg | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 95,223 kg | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 99,818 kg | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 104,490 kg | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 115,361 kg | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 149,775 kg | +29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,674 kg | 23,601 kg | 33,972 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 46,191 kg | 35,143 kg | 67,266 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,625 kg | 74,944 kg | 106,579 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,513 kg | 81,088 kg | 110,915 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 111,193 kg | 106,492 kg | 113,450 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,801 kg | 91,723 kg | 115,361 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 149,775 kg | 149,775 kg | 149,775 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 31,242 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 19,592 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -8.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches in Portugal?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches in Portugal was 149,775 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 149,775 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,601 kg in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches?
- Portugal ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 58 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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).