Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.002 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.002 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
78th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0021 Square kilometres per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.0008 Square kilometres per person
in 1986
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Portugal stood at 0.002 Square kilometres per person.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0021 Square kilometres per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 Square kilometres per person, in 1986.
That places Portugal 78th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.002 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 2.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.002 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.002 Square kilometres per person, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0021 Square kilometres per person compare
- 76 Romania 0.002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 77 Spain 0.002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 79 Ukraine 0.002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 80 Honduras 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 81 Ecuador 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Portugal?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Portugal was 0.002 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 Square kilometres per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 Square kilometres per person in 1986.
- How does Portugal rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 78th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.