Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Portugal

Portugal: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 74.73 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
74.73 1000 ha
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
106th
of 218 countries
All-time high
76.04 1000 ha
in 2014
All-time low
71.18 1000 ha
in 2002
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Portugal, 2001–2024

0204060802001201220242001: 71.5 1000 ha2002: 71.2 1000 ha2003: 71.4 1000 ha2004: 71.7 1000 ha2005: 71.8 1000 ha2006: 72.5 1000 ha2007: 73.9 1000 ha2008: 73.9 1000 ha2009: 74.2 1000 ha2010: 75 1000 ha2011: 75.3 1000 ha2012: 74.2 1000 ha2013: 75.7 1000 ha2014: 76 1000 ha2015: 75.4 1000 ha2016: 74.9 1000 ha2017: 73.9 1000 ha2018: 73.6 1000 ha2019: 73.3 1000 ha2020: 72.9 1000 ha2021: 74.2 1000 ha2022: 72.9 1000 ha2023: 73.9 1000 ha2024: 74.7 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, inland water bodies — area from modis in Portugal stood at 74.73 1000 ha.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Portugal peaked at 76.04 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 71.18 1000 ha, in 2002.

Portugal ranks 106th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.45 1000 ha 71.18 1000 ha 74.21 1000 ha 9
2010s 74.74 1000 ha 73.35 1000 ha 76.04 1000 ha 10
2020s 73.74 1000 ha 72.88 1000 ha 74.73 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 103 French Guiana 80.32 1000 ha compare
  2. 104 Tajikistan 79.67 1000 ha compare
  3. 105 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 78.74 1000 ha compare
  4. 107 French Southern Territories 73.95 1000 ha compare
  5. 108 Lithuania 72.76 1000 ha compare
  6. 109 Congo 71.44 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Portugal?
Inland water bodies — area from modis in Portugal was 74.73 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 76.04 1000 ha in 2014.
What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 71.18 1000 ha in 2002.
How does Portugal rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
Portugal ranks 106th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 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 Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.