Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.428 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.428 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 1.31 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.4044 kg per person, in 2014.
That places Portugal 26th out of 165 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.14 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.13 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.12 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.14 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 1.25 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 1.28 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.31 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.21 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 1.12 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 1.04 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9462 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9413 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9938 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9598 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8829 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8384 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8436 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.06 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9041 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9568 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9419 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9865 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9859 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6919 kg per person | -29.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6708 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6316 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6357 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6437 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6763 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.71 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7096 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7127 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7068 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6995 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7219 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7193 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.715 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7008 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.727 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7175 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5642 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5543 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5436 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5612 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.567 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5537 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5257 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.498 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4622 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4356 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4256 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4123 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4109 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4044 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4073 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4114 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4414 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4384 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4394 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4583 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4533 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4448 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.428 kg per person | -3.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.428 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0332 kg per person, 12.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.428 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2273 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 | -29.8% | 0.9859 kg per person | 0.6919 kg per person |
| 1978 | +25.6% | 0.8436 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9409 kg per person | 0.8384 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7821 kg per person | 0.6316 kg per person | 0.9865 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7123 kg per person | 0.6995 kg per person | 0.727 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5547 kg per person | 0.4622 kg per person | 0.7175 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4227 kg per person | 0.4044 kg per person | 0.4414 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4461 kg per person | 0.428 kg per person | 0.4583 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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- 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 and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.428 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 kg per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4044 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils 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
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.