Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Portugal
Portugal: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 8,040 Square kilometres in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Portugal, 2004–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 8,040 Square kilometres for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 278.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Portugal peaked at 8,040 Square kilometres in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,572 Square kilometres, in 2009.
That places Portugal 15th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,699 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 2,115 Square kilometres | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 2,142 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2,297 Square kilometres | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 2,144 Square kilometres | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 1,572 Square kilometres | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 2,110 Square kilometres | +34.2% |
| 2011 | 2,173 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2,008 Square kilometres | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 1,973 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 2,123 Square kilometres | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 2,414 Square kilometres | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 2,451 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,538 Square kilometres | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2,131 Square kilometres | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 2,114 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 3,195 Square kilometres | +51.2% |
| 2021 | 3,083 Square kilometres | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 3,083 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,927 Square kilometres | +124.7% |
| 2024 | 8,040 Square kilometres | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,995 Square kilometres | 1,572 Square kilometres | 2,297 Square kilometres | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,203 Square kilometres | 1,973 Square kilometres | 2,538 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,866 Square kilometres | 3,083 Square kilometres | 8,040 Square kilometres | 5 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0815 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Portugal?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Portugal was 8,040 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 8,040 Square kilometres in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,572 Square kilometres in 2009.
- How does Portugal rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Portugal ranks 15th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 278.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata