Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Portugal
Portugal: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises was 99,850 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises in Portugal stood at 99,850 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 volatilises in Portugal peaked at 99,850 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,734 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 volatilises in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,734 kg | — |
| 1962 | 16,312 kg | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 16,998 kg | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 17,721 kg | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 18,406 kg | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 20,669 kg | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 21,535 kg | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 22,021 kg | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 22,648 kg | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 23,429 kg | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 24,224 kg | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 25,004 kg | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 25,737 kg | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 29,272 kg | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 30,123 kg | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 31,766 kg | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 36,755 kg | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 36,789 kg | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 44,844 kg | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 49,963 kg | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 57,441 kg | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 54,007 kg | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 57,334 kg | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 51,724 kg | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 55,341 kg | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 61,893 kg | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 68,666 kg | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 70,077 kg | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 71,052 kg | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 73,943 kg | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 54,058 kg | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 60,507 kg | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 61,594 kg | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 62,153 kg | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 63,036 kg | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 64,612 kg | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 66,118 kg | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 67,753 kg | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 69,644 kg | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 70,995 kg | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 72,498 kg | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 74,060 kg | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 74,845 kg | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 75,419 kg | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 75,633 kg | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 75,632 kg | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 75,443 kg | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 74,314 kg | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 72,446 kg | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 69,991 kg | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 66,362 kg | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 63,508 kg | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 61,149 kg | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 63,482 kg | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 66,545 kg | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 69,660 kg | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 76,907 kg | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 99,850 kg | +29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,116 kg | 15,734 kg | 22,648 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,794 kg | 23,429 kg | 44,844 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,750 kg | 49,963 kg | 71,052 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,342 kg | 54,058 kg | 73,943 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,128 kg | 70,995 kg | 75,633 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,201 kg | 61,149 kg | 76,907 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 99,850 kg | 99,850 kg | 99,850 kg | 1 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0814 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Portugal?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Portugal was 99,850 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99,850 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,734 kg in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Portugal ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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).