Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Portugal
Portugal: Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 0.0097 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2020, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Portugal stood at 0.0097 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 29.9% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Portugal peaked at 0.0097 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Portugal 126th 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 on pasture … left capita volatilises in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0019 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.002 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.002 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0023 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0024 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0027 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0028 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.003 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0033 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0039 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0038 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0052 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0055 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0062 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0068 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.007 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0071 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 kg per person | -26.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0063 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0064 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0067 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.007 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0072 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.007 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0069 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.006 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0061 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0075 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0097 kg per person | +29.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0097 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0071 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0097 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0058 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises 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 | -26.7% | 0.0074 kg per person | 0.0054 kg per person |
| 2020 | +29.9% | 0.0075 kg per person | 0.0097 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0018 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0034 kg per person | 0.0027 kg per person | 0.0046 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.006 kg per person | 0.0051 kg per person | 0.0071 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0064 kg per person | 0.0054 kg per person | 0.0074 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 kg per person | 0.0069 kg per person | 0.0072 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 kg per person | 0.0058 kg per person | 0.0075 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0097 kg per person | 0.0097 kg per person | 0.0097 kg per person | 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 volatilises (n content) in Portugal?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Portugal was 0.0097 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0097 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Portugal ranks 126th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. 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 volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, 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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.