Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.4424 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal is 0.4424 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.7842 kg per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.367 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Portugal 15th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.367 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.372 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3778 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3857 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3732 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4028 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4378 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3869 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4357 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.452 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4715 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5086 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5159 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5349 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4326 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 0.386 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4811 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5096 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6663 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 1980 | 0.769 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7842 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7577 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7736 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.644 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6694 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6613 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.525 kg per person | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5258 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4965 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5627 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5763 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.558 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5543 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5777 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5231 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5181 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5042 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5056 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5009 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4901 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4171 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4045 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.387 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4026 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3994 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3909 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4026 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3973 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3949 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3891 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4035 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4131 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4133 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4388 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4655 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.447 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.451 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4601 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4706 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4693 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.46 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.449 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4424 kg per person | -1.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.4424 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2162 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.4424 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2846 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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% | 0.5096 kg per person | 0.6663 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3932 kg per person | 0.367 kg per person | 0.4378 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4959 kg per person | 0.386 kg per person | 0.6663 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6607 kg per person | 0.4965 kg per person | 0.7842 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5381 kg per person | 0.5009 kg per person | 0.5777 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4086 kg per person | 0.387 kg per person | 0.4901 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4352 kg per person | 0.3891 kg per person | 0.4706 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4552 kg per person | 0.4424 kg per person | 0.4693 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for 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 swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.4424 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7842 kg per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.367 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 15th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils 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
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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.