Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0018 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Portugal stood at 0.0018 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.006 Square kilometres per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Portugal 97th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -65.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0018 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0018 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -65.2% | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0019 Square kilometres per person compare
- 95 Austria 0.0019 Square kilometres per person compare
- 96 Ukraine 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 98 Romania 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 99 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0017 Square kilometres per person compare
- 100 Saint Lucia 0.0017 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 — other areas, per capita in Portugal?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Portugal was 0.0018 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 Square kilometres per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 97th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.