Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.1989 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.1989 kg per person for swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.3526 kg per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.165 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Portugal 19th out of 149 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.
Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.165 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1672 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1699 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1734 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1678 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1811 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1968 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1739 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1959 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2032 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.212 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2287 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.232 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2405 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1945 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1736 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2163 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2291 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2996 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3458 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3526 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3407 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3478 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2896 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.301 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2973 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2361 kg per person | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2364 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2232 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.253 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2591 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2509 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2492 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2598 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2352 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.233 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2267 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2273 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2252 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2203 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1875 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1819 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.174 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.181 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1796 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1758 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.181 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1786 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1776 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1749 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1814 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1857 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1858 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1973 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2093 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.201 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2028 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2069 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2116 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.211 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2068 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2019 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1989 kg per person | -1.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1989 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1218 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.1989 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1351 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, breeding — Losses from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +30.7% | 0.2291 kg per person | 0.2996 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1768 kg per person | 0.165 kg per person | 0.1968 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2229 kg per person | 0.1736 kg per person | 0.2996 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.297 kg per person | 0.2232 kg per person | 0.3526 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2419 kg per person | 0.2252 kg per person | 0.2598 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1837 kg per person | 0.174 kg per person | 0.2203 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1957 kg per person | 0.1749 kg per person | 0.2116 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2047 kg per person | 0.1989 kg per person | 0.211 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.1989 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3526 kg per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.165 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 19th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, breeding — Losses from 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.
Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Swine, breeding — Losses from 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.