Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Portugal
Portugal: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 22.56 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 22.56 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Portugal peaked at 64.7 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22.11 %, in 2023.
Portugal ranks 137th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.9 % | 63.09 % | 64.7 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.98 % | 61.07 % | 62.89 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.12 % | 59.38 % | 60.89 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.27 % | 44.4 % | 59.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.16 % | 31.37 % | 44.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.84 % | 25.15 % | 31.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.43 % | 22.11 % | 24.5 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Portugal
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 969,945 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3.65 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 28,002 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 8,251 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 473,567 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 582,185 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 659,862 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Portugal?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Portugal was 22.56 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.11 % in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Portugal ranks 137th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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, published as part of Arable land — 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.