Share of annual global forest expansion in Portugal
Portugal: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of annual global forest expansion in Portugal, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of annual global forest expansion in Portugal is 0.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Portugal peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 12th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 53.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.296 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9579 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0441 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0464 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0253 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Portugal?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Portugal was 0.8% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Portugal ranks 12th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.