Forest land — Share in Land area in Portugal

Portugal: Forest land — Share in Land area was 36.65 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
36.65 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
101st
of 231 countries
All-time high
37.58 %
in 1990
All-time low
35.5 %
in 2010
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Portugal, 1990–2024

0102030401990200720241990: 37.6 %1991: 37.5 %1992: 37.4 %1993: 37.3 %1994: 37.2 %1995: 37.1 %1996: 37 %1997: 36.9 %1998: 36.8 %1999: 36.7 %2000: 36.6 %2001: 36.5 %2002: 36.4 %2003: 36.3 %2004: 36.2 %2005: 36.1 %2006: 36 %2007: 35.9 %2008: 35.8 %2009: 35.6 %2010: 35.5 %2011: 35.6 %2012: 35.8 %2013: 35.9 %2014: 36 %2015: 36.1 %2016: 36.2 %2017: 36.2 %2018: 36.3 %2019: 36.4 %2020: 36.4 %2021: 36.5 %2022: 36.5 %2023: 36.6 %2024: 36.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 36.65 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Portugal peaked at 37.58 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35.5 %, in 2010.

Portugal ranks 101st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.14 % 36.69 % 37.58 % 10
2000s 36.12 % 35.61 % 36.6 % 10
2010s 36.01 % 35.5 % 36.35 % 10
2020s 36.52 % 36.4 % 36.65 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Portugal?
Forest land — share in land area in Portugal was 36.65 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 37.58 % in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 35.5 % in 2010.
How does Portugal rank for forest land — share in land area?
Portugal ranks 101st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.