Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre in Portugal
Portugal: Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0933 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre in Portugal, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre in Portugal is 0.0933 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 0.2514 t per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 t per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Portugal 101st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre in Portugal, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0328 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.035 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0612 t per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0612 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0568 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0612 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0809 t per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0984 t per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1311 t per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2131 t per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1781 t per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1781 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2186 t per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2186 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1781 t per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1781 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1781 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1781 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1781 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1781 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1781 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1781 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1781 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0 t per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2514 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0.2514 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2077 t per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2295 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1967 t per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2186 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2077 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2077 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2187 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2269 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2124 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2117 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2271 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2117 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1362 t per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0957 t per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0957 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0957 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0777 t per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1312 t per square kilometre | +68.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1092 t per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0888 t per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0932 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0961 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0933 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0933 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0348 t per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0933 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 t per square kilometre, 31.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -100.0% | 0.1781 t per square kilometre | 0 t per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +75.0% | 0.035 t per square kilometre | 0.0612 t per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +68.9% | 0.0777 t per square kilometre | 0.1312 t per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +62.5% | 0.1311 t per square kilometre | 0.2131 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0494 t per square kilometre | 0.0328 t per square kilometre | 0.0612 t per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.1556 t per square kilometre | 0.0612 t per square kilometre | 0.2186 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1677 t per square kilometre | 0 t per square kilometre | 0.2514 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2177 t per square kilometre | 0.1967 t per square kilometre | 0.2514 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1392 t per square kilometre | 0.0777 t per square kilometre | 0.2271 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0929 t per square kilometre | 0.0888 t per square kilometre | 0.0961 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre in Portugal?
- Wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre in Portugal was 0.0933 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2514 t per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 101st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood charcoal — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood charcoal — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.