Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.1216 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.1216 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.3781 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1134 kg per person, in 2014.
Portugal ranks 24th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3267 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3256 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3231 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3266 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3615 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3708 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3781 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3495 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3195 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2955 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2665 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2635 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2792 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2698 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2488 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2356 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2362 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2974 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2546 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2708 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2661 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2797 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2796 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1915 kg per person | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1852 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1735 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1735 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1757 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1848 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1945 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1956 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1971 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1955 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1942 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.201 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2007 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1959 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2038 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.202 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1591 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1565 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1539 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1587 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1603 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1565 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1487 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1405 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.13 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1221 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1192 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1154 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.115 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1134 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1144 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1162 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1253 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1245 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1252 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1298 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1284 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1262 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1216 kg per person | -3.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1216 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0095 kg per person, 12.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.1216 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0664 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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% | 0.2796 kg per person | 0.1915 kg per person |
| 1978 | +25.9% | 0.2362 kg per person | 0.2974 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3424 kg per person | 0.3195 kg per person | 0.3781 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2647 kg per person | 0.2356 kg per person | 0.2974 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.218 kg per person | 0.1735 kg per person | 0.2797 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1978 kg per person | 0.1942 kg per person | 0.2038 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1566 kg per person | 0.13 kg per person | 0.202 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1191 kg per person | 0.1134 kg per person | 0.1253 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1265 kg per person | 0.1216 kg per person | 0.1298 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.1216 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3781 kg per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1134 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 24th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (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 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.