Forest land — Share in Land area in Portugal
Portugal: Forest land — Share in Land area was 36.65 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Portugal, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 969,945 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3.65 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 28,002 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 8,251 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 473,567 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 582,185 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 659,862 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 681,792 t (2024)
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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About this data
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.