Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Portugal
Portugal: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 36.43 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Portugal, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Portugal stood at 36.43 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Portugal peaked at 41.55 1000 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 36.43 1000 ha, in 2022.
Portugal ranks 82nd of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Portugal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 41.3 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 41.24 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 41.13 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 41.04 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 40.96 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 40.89 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 40.85 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 41.55 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 41.45 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.01 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 40.9 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 40.52 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 40.06 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 39.82 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 39.42 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 39.17 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 38.83 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 38.73 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.52 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 38.42 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 38.25 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 37.9 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 37.74 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 37.49 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 37.19 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 36.88 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 36.8 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 36.79 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 36.59 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 36.43 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 36.43 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.85 1000 ha, 12.8× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 36.43 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.94 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.12 1000 ha | 40.85 1000 ha | 41.55 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 40.26 1000 ha | 38.83 1000 ha | 41.45 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.79 1000 ha | 36.8 1000 ha | 38.73 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6 1000 ha | 36.43 1000 ha | 36.79 1000 ha | 3 |
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 terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Portugal?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Portugal was 36.43 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 41.55 1000 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.43 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Portugal ranks 82nd out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.