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%.
Annual afforestation in Portugal, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,080 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 25,630 hectares per year | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 38,760 hectares per year | +51.2% |
| 2015 | 29,360 hectares per year | -24.3% |
| 2020 | 30,430 hectares per year | +3.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 30,430 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year, 71.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 30,430 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 920 hectares per year, 33.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.