Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.1284 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Portugal is 0.1284 kg per person, measured 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 that leaches (n content) in Portugal peaked at 0.3917 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1213 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 that leaches (N content) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3414 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3397 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3366 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3405 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3752 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3846 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3917 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.363 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3353 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.312 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2839 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2824 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2981 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.288 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2649 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2515 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2531 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3178 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2712 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 0.287 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2826 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.296 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2958 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2076 kg per person | -29.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2012 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1895 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1907 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1931 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2029 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.213 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2129 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2138 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.212 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2099 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2166 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2158 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2145 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2102 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2181 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2153 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1693 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1663 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1631 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1684 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1701 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1661 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1577 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1494 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1387 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1307 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1277 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1237 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1233 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1213 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1222 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1234 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1324 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1315 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1318 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1375 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.136 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1334 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1284 kg per person | -3.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1284 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.01 kg per person, 12.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.1284 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0682 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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% | 0.2958 kg per person | 0.2076 kg per person |
| 1978 | +25.6% | 0.2531 kg per person | 0.3178 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3564 kg per person | 0.3353 kg per person | 0.3917 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2823 kg per person | 0.2515 kg per person | 0.3178 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2346 kg per person | 0.1895 kg per person | 0.296 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2137 kg per person | 0.2099 kg per person | 0.2181 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1664 kg per person | 0.1387 kg per person | 0.2153 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1268 kg per person | 0.1213 kg per person | 0.1324 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1338 kg per person | 0.1284 kg per person | 0.1375 kg per person | 4 |
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- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Portugal?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Portugal was 0.1284 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3917 kg per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1213 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.