Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Portugal
Portugal: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 73.99 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Portugal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Portugal stood at 73.99 %.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Portugal peaked at 74.27 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 64.41 %, in 1990.
Portugal ranks 15th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.41 % | — |
| 1991 | 64.91 % | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 65.41 % | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 65.92 % | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 66.43 % | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 66.94 % | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 67.45 % | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 67.97 % | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 68.49 % | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 69.01 % | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 69.53 % | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 69.98 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 70.43 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 70.89 % | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 71.34 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 71.8 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 72.27 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 72.73 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 73.2 % | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 73.67 % | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 74.14 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 74.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.24 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.2 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.17 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.14 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.11 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.08 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.06 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.04 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.01 % | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 73.99 % | -0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 73.99 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3 %, 3.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 73.99 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1 %, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.69 % | 64.41 % | 69.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.58 % | 69.53 % | 73.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2 % | 74.14 % | 74.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.05 % | 73.99 % | 74.11 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Portugal?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Portugal was 73.99 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 74.27 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.41 % in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Portugal ranks 15th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 — Share in Forest 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.