Annual afforestation in Portugal
Portugal: Annual afforestation was 30,430 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual afforestation in Portugal, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Portugal is 30,430 hectares per year, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Portugal peaked at 38,760 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24,080 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Portugal 7th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,080 hectares per year | 24,080 hectares per year | 24,080 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 25,630 hectares per year | 25,630 hectares per year | 25,630 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 34,060 hectares per year | 29,360 hectares per year | 38,760 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 30,430 hectares per year | 30,430 hectares per year | 30,430 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 4 New Zealand 71,900 hectares per year compare
- 5 Italy 46,790 hectares per year compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 37,000 hectares per year compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 22,200 hectares per year compare
- 9 Uruguay 15,980 hectares per year compare
- 10 Argentina 15,800 hectares per year compare
More environment data for Portugal
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 53.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.296 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9579 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0441 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0464 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0253 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Portugal?
- Annual afforestation in Portugal was 30,430 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 38,760 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,080 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for annual afforestation?
- Portugal ranks 7th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.