Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Portugal
Portugal: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 4,220 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Portugal, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Portugal is 4,220 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Portugal peaked at 4,220 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,047 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Portugal ranks 50th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,047 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 2,427 Square kilometres | +131.9% |
| 2015 | 2,956 Square kilometres | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 3,830 Square kilometres | +29.6% |
| 2022 | 4,220 Square kilometres | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,047 Square kilometres | 1,047 Square kilometres | 1,047 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,691 Square kilometres | 2,427 Square kilometres | 2,956 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 4,025 Square kilometres | 3,830 Square kilometres | 4,220 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 47 Côte d’Ivoire 4,314 Square kilometres compare
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- 53 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,953 Square kilometres compare
- 53 Lesotho 144.62 Square kilometres 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)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -15.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0268 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 24.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0413 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Portugal?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Portugal was 4,220 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4,220 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,047 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Portugal rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Portugal ranks 50th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation