Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Portugal
Portugal: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 26.01 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Portugal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Portugal is 26.01 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Portugal peaked at 35.59 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.73 %, in 2015.
That places Portugal 212th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.31 % | 30.99 % | 35.59 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.41 % | 26.33 % | 30.46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8 % | 25.73 % | 25.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.95 % | 25.89 % | 26.01 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 36.73 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 135 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.24 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 53.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,037 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 880.86 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.56 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 854.52 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Portugal?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Portugal was 26.01 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 35.59 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.73 % in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Portugal ranks 212th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.