Forest area in Portugal
Portugal: Forest area was 3.36 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Portugal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Portugal is 3.36 million hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Portugal peaked at 3.44 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.25 million hectares, in 2010.
That places Portugal 88th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.40 million hectares | 3.36 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.31 million hectares | 3.26 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.30 million hectares | 3.25 million hectares | 3.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 million hectares | 3.33 million hectares | 3.36 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 85 Kazakhstan 3.52 million hectares compare
- 86 Serbia 3.48 million hectares compare
- 87 Latvia 3.47 million hectares compare
- 89 United Kingdom 3.28 million hectares compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 3.24 million hectares compare
- 91 Pakistan 3.19 million hectares compare
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 forest area in Portugal?
- Forest area in Portugal was 3.36 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.44 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 million hectares in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for forest area?
- Portugal ranks 88th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.