Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Portugal
Portugal: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.2397 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Portugal is 0.2397 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, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Portugal peaked at 0.4248 kg per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1988 kg per person, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 37th 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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1988 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2015 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2047 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.209 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2022 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2182 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2372 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2096 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 0.236 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2449 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2554 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2755 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2795 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2898 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2344 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2091 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2606 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2761 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.361 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4166 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4248 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4105 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4191 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3489 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3627 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3583 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2844 kg per person | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2848 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.269 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3049 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3122 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3023 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3003 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.313 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2834 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2807 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2731 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2739 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2714 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2655 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2259 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2191 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2096 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2181 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2164 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2118 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2181 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2153 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.214 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2108 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2186 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2238 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2239 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2377 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2522 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2422 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2444 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2493 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.255 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2542 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2492 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2433 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2397 kg per person | -1.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.2397 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.177 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.2397 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1604 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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% | 0.2761 kg per person | 0.361 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.213 kg per person | 0.1988 kg per person | 0.2372 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2686 kg per person | 0.2091 kg per person | 0.361 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3579 kg per person | 0.269 kg per person | 0.4248 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2915 kg per person | 0.2714 kg per person | 0.313 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2214 kg per person | 0.2096 kg per person | 0.2655 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2358 kg per person | 0.2108 kg per person | 0.255 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2466 kg per person | 0.2397 kg per person | 0.2542 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Portugal?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Portugal was 0.2397 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4248 kg per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1988 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Portugal ranks 37th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.