Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per was 0.4327 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.4327 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Portugal peaked at 1.32 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.4088 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 management (manure treated, N content), per in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.15 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.15 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.13 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.15 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 1.26 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 1.3 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.32 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.22 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 1.13 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 1.05 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9566 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9515 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9703 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8926 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8476 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8528 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.07 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 1979 | 0.914 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9673 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9523 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9974 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9967 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6994 kg per person | -29.8% |
| 1985 | 0.678 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6384 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6425 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6505 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6835 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7176 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7173 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7203 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7144 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7071 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7297 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7271 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7227 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7084 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7349 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7254 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5704 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5604 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5496 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5674 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5732 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5598 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5315 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5034 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4672 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4403 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4302 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4168 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4153 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4088 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4117 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.416 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4463 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4432 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4443 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4634 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4583 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4497 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4327 kg per person | -3.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.4327 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0333 kg per person, 13.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.4327 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2286 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per 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% | 0.9967 kg per person | 0.6994 kg per person |
| 1978 | +25.6% | 0.8528 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 1.32 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9512 kg per person | 0.8476 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7906 kg per person | 0.6384 kg per person | 0.9974 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.72 kg per person | 0.7071 kg per person | 0.7349 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5608 kg per person | 0.4672 kg per person | 0.7254 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4273 kg per person | 0.4088 kg per person | 0.4463 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.451 kg per person | 0.4327 kg per person | 0.4634 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Portugal?
- Sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Portugal was 0.4327 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 kg per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4088 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.