Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Portugal
Portugal: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre was 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
27th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1987
All-time low
0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2009.
Portugal ranks 27th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Portugal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 24 Spain 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Armenia 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Philippines 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Bulgaria 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Cuba 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Portugal?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Portugal was 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Portugal rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 27th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.