Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Portugal
Portugal: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 6.7 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Portugal, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 6.7 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Portugal peaked at 9.41 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.88 1000 ha, in 2003.
Portugal ranks 102nd of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.73 1000 ha | 5.88 1000 ha | 9.41 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.29 1000 ha | 7.3 1000 ha | 9.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.77 1000 ha | 6.7 1000 ha | 8.7 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Portugal?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Portugal was 6.7 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.41 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Portugal rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Portugal ranks 102nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. 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.