Swine, breeding — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Portugal

Portugal: Swine, breeding — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per was 0.6258 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.6258 kg per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
17th
of 149 countries
All-time high
1.11 kg per person
in 1981
All-time low
0.5191 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine, breeding — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Portugal, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, swine, breeding — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Portugal stood at 0.6258 kg per person.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Portugal peaked at 1.11 kg per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.5191 kg per person, in 1961.

Portugal ranks 17th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Swine, breeding — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Swine, breeding — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.5191 kg per person —
1962 0.5261 kg per person +1.4%
1963 0.5344 kg per person +1.6%
1964 0.5456 kg per person +2.1%
1965 0.5279 kg per person -3.2%
1966 0.5697 kg per person +7.9%
1967 0.6193 kg per person +8.7%
1968 0.5472 kg per person -11.6%
1969 0.6162 kg per person +12.6%
1970 0.6394 kg per person +3.8%
1971 0.667 kg per person +4.3%
1972 0.7194 kg per person +7.9%
1973 0.7297 kg per person +1.4%
1974 0.7566 kg per person +3.7%
1975 0.6119 kg per person -19.1%
1976 0.546 kg per person -10.8%
1977 0.6805 kg per person +24.6%
1978 0.7209 kg per person +5.9%
1979 0.9425 kg per person +30.7%
1980 1.09 kg per person +15.4%
1981 1.11 kg per person +2.0%
1982 1.07 kg per person -3.4%
1983 1.09 kg per person +2.1%
1984 0.9109 kg per person -16.8%
1985 0.9469 kg per person +3.9%
1986 0.9355 kg per person -1.2%
1987 0.7426 kg per person -20.6%
1988 0.7437 kg per person +0.1%
1989 0.7023 kg per person -5.6%
1990 0.796 kg per person +13.3%
1991 0.8152 kg per person +2.4%
1992 0.7893 kg per person -3.2%
1993 0.7841 kg per person -0.7%
1994 0.8172 kg per person +4.2%
1995 0.7399 kg per person -9.5%
1996 0.7329 kg per person -0.9%
1997 0.7131 kg per person -2.7%
1998 0.7152 kg per person +0.3%
1999 0.7085 kg per person -0.9%
2000 0.6932 kg per person -2.2%
2001 0.5899 kg per person -14.9%
2002 0.5721 kg per person -3.0%
2003 0.5474 kg per person -4.3%
2004 0.5695 kg per person +4.0%
2005 0.565 kg per person -0.8%
2006 0.553 kg per person -2.1%
2007 0.5695 kg per person +3.0%
2008 0.562 kg per person -1.3%
2009 0.5586 kg per person -0.6%
2010 0.5503 kg per person -1.5%
2011 0.5707 kg per person +3.7%
2012 0.5843 kg per person +2.4%
2013 0.5846 kg per person +0.1%
2014 0.6207 kg per person +6.2%
2015 0.6585 kg per person +6.1%
2016 0.6323 kg per person -4.0%
2017 0.638 kg per person +0.9%
2018 0.6508 kg per person +2.0%
2019 0.6657 kg per person +2.3%
2020 0.6638 kg per person -0.3%
2021 0.6506 kg per person -2.0%
2022 0.6351 kg per person -2.4%
2023 0.6258 kg per person -1.5%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.6258 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3279 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.6258 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3963 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Swine, breeding — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per 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.

YearChange FromTo
1979 +30.7% 0.7209 kg per person 0.9425 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5562 kg per person 0.5191 kg per person 0.6193 kg per person 9
1970s 0.7014 kg per person 0.546 kg per person 0.9425 kg per person 10
1980s 0.9345 kg per person 0.7023 kg per person 1.11 kg per person 10
1990s 0.7611 kg per person 0.7085 kg per person 0.8172 kg per person 10
2000s 0.578 kg per person 0.5474 kg per person 0.6932 kg per person 10
2010s 0.6156 kg per person 0.5503 kg per person 0.6657 kg per person 10
2020s 0.6439 kg per person 0.6258 kg per person 0.6638 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 14 Nauru 0.7709 kg per person compare
  2. 15 Vanuatu 0.7402 kg per person compare
  3. 16 Croatia 0.6708 kg per person compare
  4. 18 Papua New Guinea 0.6217 kg per person compare
  5. 19 Estonia 0.6091 kg per person compare
  6. 20 Canada 0.6022 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine, breeding — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Portugal?
Swine, breeding — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Portugal was 0.6258 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest swine, breeding — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 kg per person in 1981.
What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5191 kg per person in 1961.
How does Portugal rank for swine, breeding — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
Portugal ranks 17th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine, breeding — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Swine, breeding — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 8,689 data points, 1961–2023
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Swine, breeding — 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.