Change forest area share total in Portugal
Portugal: Change forest area share total was 0.168 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Portugal, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.168 for change forest area share total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Portugal peaked at 0.3674 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.2973, in 2010.
Portugal ranks 45th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.262 | — |
| 1992 | -0.2627 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | -0.2634 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | -0.2641 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | -0.2648 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | -0.2655 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | -0.2662 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | -0.2669 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | -0.2676 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | -0.2683 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | -0.2896 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | -0.2904 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | -0.2913 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.2921 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | -0.293 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | -0.2938 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -0.2947 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | -0.2956 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.2965 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.2973 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3674 | -223.5% |
| 2012 | 0.366 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3647 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3634 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.362 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1361 | -62.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1359 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1357 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1355 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1353 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1691 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1688 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1685 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1682 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.168 | -0.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.168 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 2.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +223.5% | -0.2973 | 0.3674 |
| 2016 | -62.4% | 0.362 | 0.1361 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2648 | -0.2676 | -0.262 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2905 | -0.2965 | -0.2683 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2069 | -0.2973 | 0.3674 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.163 | 0.1353 | 0.1691 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.207 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.1 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Portugal?
- Change forest area share total in Portugal was 0.168 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3674 in 2011.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2973 in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for change forest area share total?
- Portugal ranks 45th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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