Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Portugal
Portugal: Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land was 1,735 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,735 Hectares
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
31st
of 43 countries
All-time high
3,264 Hectares
in 1991
All-time low
1,727 Hectares
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Portugal stood at 1,735 Hectares.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Portugal peaked at 3,264 Hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,727 Hectares, in 2023.
That places Portugal 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,161 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 3,264 Hectares | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 3,180 Hectares | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 3,143 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 3,156 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,096 Hectares | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 3,082 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 3,067 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2,885 Hectares | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 2,578 Hectares | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 2,518 Hectares | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 2,390 Hectares | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 2,388 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,296 Hectares | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2,217 Hectares | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2,033 Hectares | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1,962 Hectares | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1,858 Hectares | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1,923 Hectares | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1,891 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,843 Hectares | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1,831 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,840 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,886 Hectares | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,847 Hectares | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1,822 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,745 Hectares | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1,757 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,744 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,860 Hectares | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 1,841 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,835 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,800 Hectares | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1,727 Hectares | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 1,735 Hectares | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,061 Hectares | 2,578 Hectares | 3,264 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,147 Hectares | 1,858 Hectares | 2,518 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,818 Hectares | 1,744 Hectares | 1,886 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,788 Hectares | 1,727 Hectares | 1,841 Hectares | 5 |
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- 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 31,242 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 19,592 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -8.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Portugal?
- Agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Portugal was 1,735 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3,264 Hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,727 Hectares in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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