Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Portugal stood at 0.0002 1000 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 1986.
Portugal ranks 80th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 2.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7415 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -3.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Portugal?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Portugal was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1986.
- How does Portugal rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.