Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Portugal

Agricultural land in Portugal in 2023 — 39,700 km². Ranked 95 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 2.5%.

2023 39,700 km² +1.28% vs 2022
World rank 95of 209
Period maximum 40,050 km²1988
Period minimum 35,820 km²1997

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Portugal, 1961–202334,00036,00038,00040,00042,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 38,750 km²1963: 38,870 km²1965: 38,990 km²1967: 39,110 km²1969: 39,230 km²1971: 39,350 km²1973: 39,460 km²1975: 39,560 km²1977: 39,660 km²1979: 39,760 km²1981: 39,820 km²1983: 39,880 km²1985: 39,940 km²1987: 40,010 km²1989: 40,050 km²1991: 39,200 km²1993: 39,590 km²1995: 39,240 km²1997: 35,820 km²1999: 38,630 km²2001: 38,538 km²2003: 38,137 km²2005: 38,239 km²2007: 36,609 km²2009: 36,956 km²2011: 36,494 km²2013: 37,011 km²2015: 36,388 km²2017: 36,734 km²2019: 39,505 km²2021: 39,623 km²2023: 39,700 km²
Change over the period: +950 (+2.45%) Average annual rate: 0.04 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 39,700 km²
World 47.92M km²
Southern Europe computed 563,969 km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 39,700 +502 +1.28%
2022 39,198 −425 −1.07%
2021 39,623 +80 +0.2%
2020 39,543 +37 +0.09%
2019 39,505 +2,138 +5.72%
2018 37,368 +634 +1.73%
2017 36,734 +544 +1.5%
2016 36,190 −198 −0.54%
2015 36,388 −251 −0.69%
2014 36,639 −372 −1.01%
2013 37,011 +367 +1%
2012 36,644 +151 +0.41%
2011 36,494 −48 −0.13%
2010 36,542 −414 −1.12%
2009 36,956 −303 −0.81%
2008 37,259 +649 +1.77%
2007 36,609 −967 −2.57%
2006 37,577 −662 −1.73%
2005 38,239 −457 −1.18%
2004 38,696 +559 +1.47%
2003 38,137 −640 −1.65%
2002 38,777 +239 +0.62%
2001 38,538 −1,026 −2.59%
2000 39,564 +934 +2.42%
1999 38,630 +1,405 +3.77%
1998 37,225 +1,405 +3.92%
1997 35,820 −1,480 −3.97%
1996 37,300 −1,940 −4.94%
1995 39,240 −280 −0.71%
1994 39,520 −70 −0.18%
1993 39,590 +810 +2.09%
1992 38,780 −420 −1.07%
1991 39,200 −430 −1.09%
1990 39,630 −420 −1.05%
1989 40,050 +0 +0%
1988 40,050 +40 +0.1%
1987 40,010 +40 +0.1%
1986 39,970 +30 +0.08%
1985 39,940 +30 +0.08%
1984 39,910 +30 +0.08%
1983 39,880 +30 +0.08%
1982 39,850 +30 +0.08%
1981 39,820 +30 +0.08%
1980 39,790 +30 +0.08%
1979 39,760 +50 +0.13%
1978 39,710 +50 +0.13%
1977 39,660 +50 +0.13%
1976 39,610 +50 +0.13%
1975 39,560 +50 +0.13%
1974 39,510 +50 +0.13%
1973 39,460 +50 +0.13%
1972 39,410 +60 +0.15%
1971 39,350 +60 +0.15%
1970 39,290 +60 +0.15%
1969 39,230 +100 +0.26%
1968 39,130 +20 +0.05%
1967 39,110 +60 +0.15%
1966 39,050 +60 +0.15%
1965 38,990 +60 +0.15%
1964 38,930 +60 +0.15%
1963 38,870 +60 +0.15%
1962 38,810 +60 +0.15%
1961 38,750

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.