Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.4099 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Portugal is 0.4099 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 1.28 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.3823 kg per person, in 2014.
Portugal ranks 23rd 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.09 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.1 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.22 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 1.25 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1.28 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.18 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 1.08 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9964 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8987 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8886 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9415 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9097 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8389 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7945 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7965 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8585 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9133 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8975 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9434 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9429 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6458 kg per person | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6245 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5849 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5851 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5925 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6231 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6558 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6597 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6645 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6594 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6549 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.678 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6768 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6746 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6608 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6873 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6813 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5365 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5279 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.519 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5351 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5407 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5278 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5015 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4739 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4383 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4118 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4021 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3892 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.388 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3823 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3858 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3918 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4225 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.42 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4221 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4376 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.433 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4254 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4099 kg per person | -3.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.4099 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0317 kg per person, 12.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.4099 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2226 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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% | 0.9429 kg per person | 0.6458 kg per person |
| 1978 | +25.9% | 0.7965 kg per person | 1 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 1.28 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8926 kg per person | 0.7945 kg per person | 1 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7353 kg per person | 0.5849 kg per person | 0.9434 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6672 kg per person | 0.6549 kg per person | 0.6873 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5282 kg per person | 0.4383 kg per person | 0.6813 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4016 kg per person | 0.3823 kg per person | 0.4225 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4265 kg per person | 0.4099 kg per person | 0.4376 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 20 Mauritania 0.542 kg per person compare
- 21 Montenegro 0.5269 kg per person compare
- 22 Serbia 0.5071 kg per person compare
- 24 Hungary 0.4068 kg per person compare
- 25 South Sudan 0.3021 kg per person compare
- 26 Croatia 0.2798 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.4099 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 kg per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3823 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 23rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.