Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.4052 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal is 0.4052 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 1.26 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.3779 kg per person, in 2014.
That places Portugal 24th 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.09 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.09 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.09 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.2 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 1.24 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1.26 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.16 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 1.06 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.985 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8883 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8783 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9306 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8992 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8293 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7853 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7873 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9912 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8486 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9028 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8872 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9325 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.932 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6383 kg per person | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6173 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5782 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5783 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5857 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6159 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6482 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6521 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6569 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6518 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6473 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6702 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.669 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6668 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6531 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6794 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6735 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5303 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5218 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.513 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5289 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5344 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5217 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4957 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4685 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4332 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4071 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3974 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3847 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3835 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3779 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3814 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3873 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4177 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4151 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4173 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4326 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.428 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4205 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4052 kg per person | -3.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.4052 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0317 kg per person, 12.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.4052 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2214 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — 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 | -31.5% | 0.932 kg per person | 0.6383 kg per person |
| 1978 | +25.9% | 0.7873 kg per person | 0.9912 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8823 kg per person | 0.7853 kg per person | 0.9912 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7268 kg per person | 0.5782 kg per person | 0.9325 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6595 kg per person | 0.6473 kg per person | 0.6794 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5221 kg per person | 0.4332 kg per person | 0.6735 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3969 kg per person | 0.3779 kg per person | 0.4177 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4216 kg per person | 0.4052 kg per person | 0.4326 kg per person | 4 |
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- 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.4052 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 kg per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3779 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 24th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 — 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 — 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.