Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Portugal
Portugal: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 3,787 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3,787 Hectares
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
29th
of 43 countries
All-time high
4,121 Hectares
in 1991
All-time low
3,638 Hectares
in 2016
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Portugal stood at 3,787 Hectares.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Portugal peaked at 4,121 Hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3,638 Hectares, in 2016.
Portugal ranks 29th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,019 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 4,121 Hectares | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 4,053 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 4,033 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 4,047 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 4,002 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 3,987 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 3,973 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 3,791 Hectares | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 3,969 Hectares | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 3,956 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3,854 Hectares | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 3,878 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3,814 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3,870 Hectares | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3,824 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 3,758 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 3,661 Hectares | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3,726 Hectares | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3,695 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3,654 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 3,650 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,665 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3,718 Hectares | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 3,700 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3,695 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,638 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3,708 Hectares | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 3,753 Hectares | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3,967 Hectares | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 3,970 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3,981 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,936 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 3,832 Hectares | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 3,787 Hectares | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,999 Hectares | 3,791 Hectares | 4,121 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,803 Hectares | 3,661 Hectares | 3,956 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,715 Hectares | 3,638 Hectares | 3,967 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,901 Hectares | 3,787 Hectares | 3,981 Hectares | 5 |
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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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 198.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0143 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -9.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Portugal?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Portugal was 3,787 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4,121 Hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,638 Hectares in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Portugal ranks 29th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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