Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 1.2 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1.2 kg per person for swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita 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, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal peaked at 2.12 kg per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.994 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Portugal 37th 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, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.994 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.01 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.02 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.04 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.01 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 1.09 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 1.19 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 1.05 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 1.18 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 1.22 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 1.28 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 1.38 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 1.4 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.45 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.17 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 1.05 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 1.3 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 1978 | 1.38 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 1.8 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 1980 | 2.08 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 2.12 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 2.05 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 2.1 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.74 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 1.81 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.79 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.42 kg per person | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 1.42 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.34 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 1.52 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 1.56 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.51 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.5 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.56 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.42 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 1.4 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.37 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.37 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.36 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.33 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.13 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.05 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.09 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.06 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.09 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.05 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.09 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.12 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.12 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.19 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.26 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.21 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.22 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.25 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.27 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.27 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.25 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.22 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2 kg per person | -1.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.2 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8851 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.2 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8019 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — 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% | 1.38 kg per person | 1.8 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 kg per person | 0.994 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.34 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 1.8 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 kg per person | 1.34 kg per person | 2.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 1.56 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 1.33 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- 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, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Portugal was 1.2 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 kg per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.994 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 37th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — 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, market — 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, market — 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, market — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — 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, market — 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.