Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0017 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0017 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
79th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0036 Square kilometres per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.0017 Square kilometres per person
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Portugal stood at 0.0017 Square kilometres per person.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0036 Square kilometres per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, in 2017.
Portugal ranks 79th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0017 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 Square kilometres per person, 2.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0017 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 76 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 77 Marshall Islands 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 78 Mozambique 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 80 Armenia 0.0017 Square kilometres per person compare
- 81 Gambia 0.0017 Square kilometres per person compare
- 82 Italy 0.0016 Square kilometres per person 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)
- 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 use hidden — cropland, per capita in Portugal?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Portugal was 0.0017 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 Square kilometres per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 Square kilometres per person in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 79th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.