Country area — Area, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Country area — Area, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area, per capita in Portugal stood at 0.0009 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0011 1000 ha per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 114th of 190 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.
Country area — Area, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 33,082 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -19.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per capita in Portugal?
- Country area — area, per capita in Portugal was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 1000 ha per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.