Egypt vs Portugal: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Egypt
- Portugal
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4,229 1000 ha against 3,787 1000 ha in Portugal, a difference of 442 1000 ha.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Egypt ranks 94th and Portugal ranks 97th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,662 1000 ha | 3,899 1000 ha | 1,237 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2,742 1000 ha | 3,953 1000 ha | 1,211 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2,501 1000 ha | 3,993 1000 ha | 1,491 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3,076 1000 ha | 3,849 1000 ha | 773.14 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3,476 1000 ha | 3,804 1000 ha | 327.01 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3,758 1000 ha | 3,715 1000 ha | 42.71 1000 ha | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4,082 1000 ha | 3,901 1000 ha | 180.47 1000 ha | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Egypt or Portugal?
- Egypt, at 4,229 1000 ha against 3,787 1000 ha in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Egypt and Portugal?
- 442 1000 ha, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Egypt ranks 94th and Portugal ranks 97th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.