Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Portugal
Portugal: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 77.36 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Portugal, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Portugal stood at 77.36. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Portugal peaked at 77.36 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.11, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 40th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.11 | — |
| 2001 | 45.28 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 45.28 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46.82 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 47.85 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 50.17 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 50.27 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 50.27 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.75 | +44.7% |
| 2009 | 73.91 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 73.91 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76.94 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 77 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.26 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.27 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 77.27 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.31 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.31 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.31 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.36 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 77.36 | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 77.36 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.5× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 77.36 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +44.7% | 50.27 | 72.75 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.77 | 45.11 | 73.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.74 | 73.91 | 77.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.32 | 77.27 | 77.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.207 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.1 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Portugal?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Portugal was 77.36 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 77.36 in 2024.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.11 in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Portugal ranks 40th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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