Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Portugal
Portugal: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 15.46 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Portugal, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Portugal stood at 15.46 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Portugal peaked at 15.94 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.87 %, in 2005.
That places Portugal 18th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.87 % | — |
| 2007 | 15.94 % | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 12.75 % | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 12.91 % | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 13.03 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 13.61 % | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 14.27 % | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 14.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.38 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.46 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 14.75 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 15.28 % | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 15.46 % | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9 % | 11.87 % | 15.94 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.47 % | 12.75 % | 14.27 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.87 % | 14.38 % | 15.46 % | 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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.013 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -6.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Portugal?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Portugal was 15.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.94 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.87 % in 2005.
- How does Portugal rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.