Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Portugal
Portugal: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 53.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Portugal stood at 53.8 %.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Portugal peaked at 54.54 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.92 %, in 1988.
Portugal ranks 94th of 204 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 — Share in Agricultural land in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.63 % | — |
| 1962 | 21.59 % | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 21.56 % | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 21.53 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 21.49 % | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 21.46 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 21.43 % | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 21.42 % | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 21.36 % | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 21.33 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 21.3 % | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 21.26 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 21.24 % | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 21.21 % | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 21.18 % | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 21.16 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 21.13 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 21.1 % | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 21.08 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 21.06 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 21.04 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 21.03 % | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 21.01 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 21 % | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 20.98 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 20.97 % | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 20.94 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 20.92 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 20.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 21.15 % | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 21.38 % | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 21.61 % | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 24.3 % | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 25.3 % | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 26.1 % | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 26.81 % | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 27.69 % | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 32.63 % | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 37.2 % | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 35.81 % | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 37.45 % | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 37.89 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 39.21 % | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 42.17 % | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 46.26 % | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 47.23 % | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 48.67 % | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 47.85 % | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 48.29 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 49.06 % | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 49.34 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.88 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 49.08 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 49.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51.59 % | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 52.17 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 53.09 % | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 52.71 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 53.23 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 53.51 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 53.87 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 54.54 % | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 53.8 % | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.5 % | 21.36 % | 21.63 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.2 % | 21.08 % | 21.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.99 % | 20.92 % | 21.06 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.42 % | 21.15 % | 37.2 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.08 % | 35.81 % | 48.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.44 % | 48.88 % | 53.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.79 % | 53.23 % | 54.54 % | 5 |
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- 91 Sierra Leone 55.17 % compare
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- 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0148 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0178 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Portugal?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Portugal was 53.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 54.54 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.92 % in 1988.
- How does Portugal rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Portugal ranks 94th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.