Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Portugal
Portugal: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 585.34 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Portugal, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 585.34 1000 ha for agriculture area actually irrigated — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Portugal peaked at 585.34 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 454 1000 ha, in 2005.
Portugal ranks 35th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Portugal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 454 1000 ha | — |
| 2007 | 583.7 1000 ha | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 466 1000 ha | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 479.8 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 474.06 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 504.78 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 535.51 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 566.23 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 571.01 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 575.79 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 580.57 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 585.34 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 585.34 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 585.34 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.96 1000 ha, 6.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 585.34 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 156.2 1000 ha, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +28.6% | 454 1000 ha | 583.7 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 518.85 1000 ha | 454 1000 ha | 583.7 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2010s | 504.4 1000 ha | 466 1000 ha | 566.23 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2020s | 579.61 1000 ha | 571.01 1000 ha | 585.34 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 32 Chile 909.4 1000 ha compare
- 33 Madagascar 890 1000 ha
- 34 Saudi Arabia 757.5 1000 ha compare
- 36 Tajikistan 568.13 1000 ha compare
- 37 Germany 554 1000 ha compare
- 38 Romania 515 1000 ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Portugal?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Portugal was 585.34 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 585.34 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 454 1000 ha in 2005.
- How does Portugal rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Portugal ranks 35th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.