Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.081 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal is 0.081 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal peaked at 0.2521 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0756 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 that volatilises … capita volatilises in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2178 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2171 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2154 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2178 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.241 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2472 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2521 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.233 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.213 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.197 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1777 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1757 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1861 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1798 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1659 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1571 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1575 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1982 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1697 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1806 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1774 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1865 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1864 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1277 kg per person | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1235 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1156 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1157 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1171 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1232 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1296 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1304 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1314 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1304 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1295 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.134 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1338 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1334 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1306 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1359 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1347 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1061 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1044 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1026 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1058 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1069 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1043 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0991 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0937 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0866 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0814 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0795 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0769 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0767 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0756 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0763 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0775 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0835 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.083 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0835 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0865 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0856 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0841 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.081 kg per person | -3.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.081 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0063 kg per person, 12.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.081 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0443 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises 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% | 0.1864 kg per person | 0.1277 kg per person |
| 1978 | +25.9% | 0.1575 kg per person | 0.1982 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2283 kg per person | 0.213 kg per person | 0.2521 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1765 kg per person | 0.1571 kg per person | 0.1982 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1454 kg per person | 0.1156 kg per person | 0.1865 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1319 kg per person | 0.1295 kg per person | 0.1359 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1044 kg per person | 0.0866 kg per person | 0.1347 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0794 kg per person | 0.0756 kg per person | 0.0835 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0843 kg per person | 0.081 kg per person | 0.0865 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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- 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal was 0.081 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2521 kg per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0756 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Portugal ranks 24th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.