Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 364.12 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Portugal is 364.12 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 951.25 kg per square kilometre in 1967 and was at its lowest, 333.94 kg per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Portugal 32nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 827.02 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 830.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 827.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 836.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 922.21 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 938.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 951.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 875.56 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 793.22 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 727.16 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 653.04 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 644.71 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 683.29 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 669.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 641.35 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 624.91 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 633.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 805.8 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1979 | 697.27 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1980 | 749.89 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 743.31 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 786.07 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 789.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 542.68 kg per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 1985 | 526.24 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 493.35 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 493.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 499.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 524.1 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 550.41 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 552.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 556 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 552.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 550.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 571.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 572.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 573.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 564.39 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 590.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 589.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 467.37 kg per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 462.43 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 456.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 471.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 477.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 467.02 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 444.65 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 420.8 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 389.03 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 365.7 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 356.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 343.69 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 340.68 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 333.94 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 335.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 339.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 365.48 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 362.65 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 364.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 378.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 376.71 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 372.75 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 364.12 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 364.12 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.05 kg per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 364.12 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 153.04 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -31.2% | 789.36 kg per square kilometre | 542.68 kg per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +27.3% | 633.13 kg per square kilometre | 805.8 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 866.92 kg per square kilometre | 793.22 kg per square kilometre | 951.25 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 678.02 kg per square kilometre | 624.91 kg per square kilometre | 805.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 614.75 kg per square kilometre | 493.35 kg per square kilometre | 789.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 563.34 kg per square kilometre | 550.08 kg per square kilometre | 590.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 464.62 kg per square kilometre | 389.03 kg per square kilometre | 589.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 350.85 kg per square kilometre | 333.94 kg per square kilometre | 365.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 373 kg per square kilometre | 364.12 kg per square kilometre | 378.41 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 29 Uruguay 404.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Jordan 395.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Barbados 371.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 359.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Bangladesh 352.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Grenada 351.69 kg per square kilometre compare
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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Portugal?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Portugal was 364.12 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 951.25 kg per square kilometre in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 333.94 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 32nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure 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
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.