Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.4923 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal is 0.4923 kg per person, measured 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.8725 kg per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.4083 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Portugal 29th 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4083 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4139 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4204 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4291 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4152 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4481 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4871 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4304 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4847 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.503 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5246 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5659 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.574 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5952 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4813 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4295 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5353 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 1978 | 0.567 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7414 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8557 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8725 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8431 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8608 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7165 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7448 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7358 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5842 kg per person | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 0.585 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5525 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6261 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6412 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6209 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6167 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6428 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.582 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5765 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5609 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5626 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5573 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5453 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.464 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.45 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4305 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.448 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4444 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.435 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4479 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4421 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4394 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4329 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4489 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4596 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4598 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4883 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5179 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4974 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5018 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5119 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5236 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5222 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5118 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4996 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4923 kg per person | -1.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.4923 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3308 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.4923 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3262 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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% | 0.567 kg per person | 0.7414 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4375 kg per person | 0.4083 kg per person | 0.4871 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5517 kg per person | 0.4295 kg per person | 0.7414 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7351 kg per person | 0.5525 kg per person | 0.8725 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5987 kg per person | 0.5573 kg per person | 0.6428 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4547 kg per person | 0.4305 kg per person | 0.5453 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4842 kg per person | 0.4329 kg per person | 0.5236 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5065 kg per person | 0.4923 kg per person | 0.5222 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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- 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Portugal was 0.4923 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8725 kg per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4083 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 29th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — 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 — 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine — 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 — 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.