Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.0856 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.0856 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in 2023.
That represents a change of 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 volatilises (n) in Portugal peaked at 0.2612 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0809 kg per person, in 2014.
Portugal ranks 26th of 165 countries on this measure, 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 volatilises (N) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2276 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2265 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2244 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.227 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2501 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2564 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2612 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.242 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2236 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.208 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1892 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1883 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1988 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.192 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1766 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1677 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1687 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2119 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1808 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1914 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1884 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1973 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1972 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1384 kg per person | -29.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1342 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1263 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1271 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1287 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1353 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.142 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1419 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1425 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1414 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1399 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1444 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1439 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.143 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1402 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1454 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1435 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1128 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1109 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1087 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1122 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1134 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1107 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1051 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0996 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0924 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0871 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0851 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0825 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0822 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0809 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0815 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0823 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0883 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0877 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0879 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0917 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0907 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.089 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0856 kg per person | -3.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0856 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0066 kg per person, 12.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0856 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0455 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 volatilises (N) 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% | 0.1972 kg per person | 0.1384 kg per person |
| 1978 | +25.6% | 0.1687 kg per person | 0.2119 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2376 kg per person | 0.2236 kg per person | 0.2612 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1882 kg per person | 0.1677 kg per person | 0.2119 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1564 kg per person | 0.1263 kg per person | 0.1973 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1425 kg per person | 0.1399 kg per person | 0.1454 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1109 kg per person | 0.0924 kg per person | 0.1435 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0845 kg per person | 0.0809 kg per person | 0.0883 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0892 kg per person | 0.0856 kg per person | 0.0917 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- 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 volatilises (n) in Portugal?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Portugal was 0.0856 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2612 kg per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0809 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.