Planted Forest — Area in Portugal
Portugal: Planted Forest — Area was 2,488 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Portugal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — area in Portugal is 2,488 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Portugal peaked at 2,488 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,215 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Portugal 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,266 1000 ha | 2,215 1000 ha | 2,317 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,366 1000 ha | 2,328 1000 ha | 2,403 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,447 1000 ha | 2,411 1000 ha | 2,469 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,480 1000 ha | 2,471 1000 ha | 2,488 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 36.73 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 135 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.24 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 53.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,037 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 880.86 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.56 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 854.52 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Portugal?
- Planted forest — area in Portugal was 2,488 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,488 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,215 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for planted forest — area?
- Portugal ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Planted Forest — 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.