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 89th out of 241 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.

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Portugal

Name: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Portugal
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Portugal: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 36.43 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

36.43 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

89th

of 241 countries

All-time high

41.55 1000 ha

in 1999

All-time low

36.43 1000 ha

in 2022

Years of data

1992–2022

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 89th of 241 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.

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

86 Armenia 37.88 1000 ha compare
87 Republic of Korea 37.7 1000 ha compare
88 Democratic Republic of the Congo 37.17 1000 ha compare
90 Colombia 30.66 1000 ha compare
91 Bangladesh 30.11 1000 ha compare
92 Ireland 28.99 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Portugal

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 36.73 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637.34 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 135 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.24 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 53.8 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,037 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.26 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 880.86 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.56 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 854.52 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Portugal →

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 89th out of 241 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

Indicator: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.