Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Portugal
Portugal: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 973.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Portugal stood at 973.62 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 31.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Portugal peaked at 1,710 kg per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 601.81 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Portugal ranks 48th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 747.46 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 601.81 kg per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1963 | 949.16 kg per square kilometre | +57.7% |
| 1964 | 1,189 kg per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1965 | 965.09 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1966 | 765.38 kg per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1967 | 1,110 kg per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 1968 | 1,106 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1,231 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 837.64 kg per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 1971 | 988.8 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1972 | 1,425 kg per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1973 | 1,396 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 1,386 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1,541 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 1,493 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 1,688 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 1,515 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 1,694 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 1,493 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 1,585 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 1,514 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 1,374 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 1,346 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 1,499 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 1,637 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 1,634 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1,710 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 1,589 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 1,642 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1,541 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 1,388 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 1,410 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1,399 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,366 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1,443 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 1,322 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 1,432 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 1,235 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 1,126 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 1,104 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 961.75 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 918.33 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 955.41 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1,235 kg per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 1,149 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 1,062 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 1,095 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1,167 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 1,208 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1,419 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 1,287 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 1,184 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 1,120 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1,107 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,172 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1,126 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1,036 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 742.76 kg per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 973.62 kg per square kilometre | +31.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 973.62 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 520.77 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 973.62 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,237 kg per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +57.7% | 601.81 kg per square kilometre | 949.16 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 962.87 kg per square kilometre | 601.81 kg per square kilometre | 1,231 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,396 kg per square kilometre | 837.64 kg per square kilometre | 1,694 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,538 kg per square kilometre | 1,346 kg per square kilometre | 1,710 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,425 kg per square kilometre | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | 1,642 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | 918.33 kg per square kilometre | 1,235 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,180 kg per square kilometre | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | 1,419 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 969.55 kg per square kilometre | 742.76 kg per square kilometre | 1,126 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 45 Uruguay 1,153 kg per square kilometre compare
- 46 Turkmenistan 1,086 kg per square kilometre compare
- 47 Switzerland 1,010 kg per square kilometre compare
- 49 Cyprus 963.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 50 Honduras 933.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 51 Japan 926.02 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Portugal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 93.31 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,543 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,218 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,325 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 154.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 950.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 585.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 364.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Portugal?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Portugal was 973.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,710 kg per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 601.81 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Portugal rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Portugal ranks 48th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.