Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.5487 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal stood at 0.5487 kg per person.
The figure 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 volatilises (n content), per in Portugal peaked at 1.71 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.5118 kg per person, in 2014.
That places Portugal 56th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.47 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.47 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.46 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.47 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.63 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 1.67 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1.71 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.58 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 1.44 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 1.33 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 1.2 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 1.19 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.26 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 1.22 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.12 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 1.06 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.07 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.34 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 1.15 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 1.22 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 1.2 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.26 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.26 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8643 kg per person | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8359 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7829 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7831 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7931 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.834 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8778 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.883 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8894 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8826 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8765 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9074 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9059 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9029 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8844 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9199 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9119 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.718 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7066 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6947 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7162 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7236 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7064 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6713 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6343 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5867 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5512 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5381 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5209 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5193 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5118 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5164 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5244 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5656 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5621 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.565 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5858 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5795 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5694 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5487 kg per person | -3.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.5487 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1436 kg per person, 3.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.5487 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4679 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture 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% | 1.26 kg per person | 0.8643 kg per person |
| 1978 | +25.9% | 1.07 kg per person | 1.34 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 kg per person | 1.44 kg per person | 1.71 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 1.34 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9842 kg per person | 0.7829 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.893 kg per person | 0.8765 kg per person | 0.9199 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.707 kg per person | 0.5867 kg per person | 0.9119 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5375 kg per person | 0.5118 kg per person | 0.5656 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5708 kg per person | 0.5487 kg per person | 0.5858 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 53 Afghanistan 0.586 kg per person compare
- 54 Georgia 0.556 kg per person compare
- 55 Armenia 0.5489 kg per person compare
- 57 Nigeria 0.5342 kg per person compare
- 58 Guinea-Bissau 0.532 kg per person compare
- 59 United Arab Emirates 0.4707 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 volatilises (n content), per in Portugal?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Portugal was 0.5487 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 kg per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5118 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Portugal ranks 56th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.