Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.823 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal stood at 0.823 kg per person.
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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 2.56 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.7676 kg per person, in 2014.
Portugal ranks 56th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.21 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.2 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 2.19 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 2.21 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 2.45 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 2.51 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 2.56 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 2.37 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 2.16 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 2 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 1.8 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 1.78 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.89 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 1.83 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.68 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 1.6 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.6 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 2.01 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 1.72 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 1.83 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 1.8 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.89 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.89 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.3 kg per person | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 1.25 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.17 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 1.17 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.19 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.25 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 1.32 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 1.32 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.33 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.32 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.31 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.36 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.36 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.35 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.33 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.38 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.37 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.08 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 1.06 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.04 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.07 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.09 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9515 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.88 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8268 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8072 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7814 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7789 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7676 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7746 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7866 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8483 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8431 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8475 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8786 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8692 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8541 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.823 kg per person | -3.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.823 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2154 kg per person, 3.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.823 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7018 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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% | 1.89 kg per person | 1.3 kg per person |
| 1978 | +25.9% | 1.6 kg per person | 2.01 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.32 kg per person | 2.16 kg per person | 2.56 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.79 kg per person | 1.6 kg per person | 2.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | 1.89 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.88 kg per person | 1.37 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8062 kg per person | 0.7676 kg per person | 0.8483 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8562 kg per person | 0.823 kg per person | 0.8786 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 53 Afghanistan 0.879 kg per person compare
- 54 Georgia 0.834 kg per person compare
- 55 Armenia 0.8234 kg per person compare
- 57 Nigeria 0.8013 kg per person compare
- 58 Guinea-Bissau 0.7981 kg per person compare
- 59 United Arab Emirates 0.7061 kg per person compare
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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.823 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 kg per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7676 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 56th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.