Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Portugal
Portugal: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 36.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Portugal is 36.73 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Portugal peaked at 36.89 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.38 %, in 1980.
That places Portugal 47th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.99 % | — |
| 1962 | 27.93 % | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 27.88 % | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 27.82 % | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 27.77 % | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 27.71 % | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 27.66 % | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 27.64 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 27.55 % | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 27.66 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 27.61 % | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 27.55 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 27.51 % | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 27.63 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 27.58 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 27.54 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 27.49 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 27.45 % | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 27.41 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 27.38 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 27.51 % | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 27.49 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 27.62 % | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 27.59 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 27.72 % | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 27.7 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 27.76 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 27.72 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 27.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 28.1 % | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 28 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 27.93 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 27.83 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 27.61 % | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 27.48 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 29.19 % | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 30.81 % | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 31.7 % | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 32.65 % | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 31.19 % | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 30.49 % | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 29.27 % | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 29.12 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 28.83 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.03 % | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 30.36 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 31.29 % | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 29.08 % | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 28.31 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 29.22 % | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 29.59 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 29.64 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.28 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 29.42 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 31.4 % | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 31.17 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 32.26 % | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 31.06 % | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 32.19 % | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 33.11 % | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 34.59 % | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 36.89 % | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 36.73 % | -0.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 36.73 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 2.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 36.73 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.77 % | 27.55 % | 27.99 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.54 % | 27.41 % | 27.66 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.62 % | 27.38 % | 27.76 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.13 % | 27.48 % | 32.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8 % | 28.31 % | 31.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.24 % | 29.22 % | 32.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7 % | 32.19 % | 36.89 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Portugal?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Portugal was 36.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 36.89 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.38 % in 1980.
- How does Portugal rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Portugal ranks 47th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.