Annual deforestation in Portugal
Portugal: Annual deforestation was 36,390 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation 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
In 2020, annual deforestation in Portugal stood at 36,390 hectares per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Portugal peaked at 46,050 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36,390 hectares per year, in 2015.
Portugal ranks 30th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,050 hectares per year | 46,050 hectares per year | 46,050 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 42,400 hectares per year | 42,400 hectares per year | 42,400 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 38,010 hectares per year | 36,390 hectares per year | 39,630 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 36,390 hectares per year | 36,390 hectares per year | 36,390 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 deforestation in Portugal?
- Annual deforestation in Portugal was 36,390 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 deforestation recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 46,050 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,390 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for annual deforestation?
- Portugal ranks 30th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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