Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Portugal
Portugal: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 1.09 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Portugal stood at 1.09 kg per square kilometre. 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 volatilises (n content) in Portugal peaked at 1.09 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.172 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 110th of 168 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 … left square kilometre volatilises in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.172 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1783 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1858 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1937 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2012 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2259 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2354 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2407 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2475 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.256 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2647 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2733 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2813 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3199 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3292 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3472 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4017 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4021 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4901 kg per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 0.546 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6278 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5902 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6266 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5653 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6048 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6764 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7505 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7659 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7765 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8081 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5908 kg per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6613 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6732 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6793 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6889 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7061 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7226 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7405 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7611 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7759 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7923 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8094 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.818 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8243 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8269 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8269 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8248 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8124 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.791 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7642 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7246 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6934 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6675 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.693 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7264 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7604 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8395 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +29.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.09 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9621 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.09 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4453 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 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 | -26.9% | 0.8081 kg per square kilometre | 0.5908 kg per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +29.8% | 0.8395 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2089 kg per square kilometre | 0.172 kg per square kilometre | 0.2475 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3366 kg per square kilometre | 0.256 kg per square kilometre | 0.4901 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.653 kg per square kilometre | 0.546 kg per square kilometre | 0.7765 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7032 kg per square kilometre | 0.5908 kg per square kilometre | 0.8081 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8102 kg per square kilometre | 0.7759 kg per square kilometre | 0.8269 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7336 kg per square kilometre | 0.6675 kg per square kilometre | 0.8395 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 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 volatilises (n content) in Portugal?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Portugal was 1.09 kg per square kilometre 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 1.09 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.172 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Portugal ranks 110th 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 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.