Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Portugal is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2009.
Portugal ranks 28th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0.0002 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard -0.7203 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0005 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual -0.6183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Portugal?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Portugal was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2009.
- How does Portugal rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 28th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.