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.
Share of annual global forest expansion in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6% | — |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -39.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +117.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +34.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 14.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 8.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.