Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Portugal
Portugal: Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area was 556.93 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Portugal, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Portugal stood at 556.93 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Portugal peaked at 582.38 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 513.07 1000 ha, in 2016.
Portugal ranks 27th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Portugal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 515 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 547.98 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 547.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 547.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 513.07 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 528.88 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 544.69 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 571.52 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 577.68 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 582.38 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 579.56 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 571.3 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 556.93 1000 ha | -2.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 556.93 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 325.62 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 556.93 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 499 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 515 1000 ha | 515 1000 ha | 515 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2010s | 543.16 1000 ha | 513.07 1000 ha | 571.52 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 573.57 1000 ha | 556.93 1000 ha | 582.38 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Portugal?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Portugal was 556.93 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 582.38 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 513.07 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area?
- Portugal ranks 27th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area. 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.