Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Portugal
Portugal: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 23.26 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Portugal is 23.26 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Portugal peaked at 23.26 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.68 %, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 53rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.68 % | — |
| 1962 | 13.91 % | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 14.15 % | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 14.38 % | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 14.62 % | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 14.85 % | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 15.09 % | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 15.23 % | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 15.55 % | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 15.78 % | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 16.01 % | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 16.24 % | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 16.47 % | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 16.7 % | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 16.94 % | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 17.17 % | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 17.4 % | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 17.63 % | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 17.86 % | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 18.04 % | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 18.23 % | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 18.42 % | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 18.61 % | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 18.79 % | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 18.98 % | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 19.16 % | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 19.37 % | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 19.58 % | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 19.7 % | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 19.71 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 19.72 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 19.73 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 19.12 % | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 19.03 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 19.04 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 19.57 % | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 19.77 % | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 19.06 % | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 18.41 % | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 19.95 % | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 20.3 % | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 19.92 % | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 20.03 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 19.51 % | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 19.6 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.73 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.97 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 19.4 % | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 19.21 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 19.54 % | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 19.78 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 19.98 % | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.07 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 20.2 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.01 % | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 20.78 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 20.88 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 21.73 % | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 21.86 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 21.77 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 22.03 % | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 22.97 % | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 23.26 % | +1.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 23.26 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.23 %, 5.5× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 23.26 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.46 %, 9.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.61 % | 13.68 % | 15.55 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.82 % | 15.78 % | 17.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.89 % | 18.04 % | 19.7 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.32 % | 18.41 % | 19.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.76 % | 19.21 % | 20.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.43 % | 19.54 % | 21.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.38 % | 21.77 % | 23.26 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 50 China, Taiwan Province of 23.59 % compare
- 51 Timor-Leste 23.4 % compare
- 51 East Timor 23.4 % compare
- 54 Bahamas 23.08 % compare
- 55 Egypt 22.58 % compare
- 56 Honduras 22.17 % 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Portugal?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Portugal was 23.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.26 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.68 % in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Portugal ranks 53rd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural 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.