Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Portugal
Portugal: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.1327 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.1327 kg per person for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Portugal peaked at 0.2353 kg per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1101 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 that leaches (N content) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1101 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1116 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1133 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1157 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.112 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1208 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1313 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1161 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1307 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1356 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1415 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1526 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1548 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1605 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1298 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1158 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1443 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1529 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1999 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2307 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2353 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2273 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2321 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1932 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2008 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1984 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1575 kg per person | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1577 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.149 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1688 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1729 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1674 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1663 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1733 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1569 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1554 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1512 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1517 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1503 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.147 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1251 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1213 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1161 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1208 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1198 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1173 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1208 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1192 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1185 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1167 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.121 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1239 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.124 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1316 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1397 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1341 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1353 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.138 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1412 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1408 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.138 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1347 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1327 kg per person | -1.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1327 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0649 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.1327 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0854 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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% | 0.1529 kg per person | 0.1999 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.118 kg per person | 0.1101 kg per person | 0.1313 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1488 kg per person | 0.1158 kg per person | 0.1999 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1982 kg per person | 0.149 kg per person | 0.2353 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1614 kg per person | 0.1503 kg per person | 0.1733 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1226 kg per person | 0.1161 kg per person | 0.147 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1306 kg per person | 0.1167 kg per person | 0.1412 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1366 kg per person | 0.1327 kg per person | 0.1408 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near 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 that leaches (n content) in Portugal?
- Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Portugal was 0.1327 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2353 kg per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1101 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Portugal ranks 15th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (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 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.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils 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
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils 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.