Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Portugal
Portugal: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 2.49 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Portugal stood at 2.49 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Portugal peaked at 2.49 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.21 million hectares, in 1990.
That places Portugal 21st out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.27 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 million hectares | 2.41 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 2.49 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 18 Spain 2.82 million hectares compare
- 19 Nigeria 2.66 million hectares compare
- 20 Czechia 2.50 million hectares compare
- 22 New Zealand 2.43 million hectares compare
- 23 South Africa 2.42 million hectares compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 2.38 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Portugal?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Portugal was 2.49 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Portugal ranks 21st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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