Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Portugal

Portugal: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 23.26 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.26 %
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
47th
of 220 countries
All-time high
23.26 %
in 2024
All-time low
13.68 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Portugal, 1961–2024

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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 47th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 47th out of 220 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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Indicator
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,814 data points, 1961–2024
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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.