Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Portugal

Arable land per capita in Portugal in 2023 — 0.0877 ha/person. Ranked 120 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 68.8%.

2023 0.0877 ha/person −1.92% vs 2022
World rank 120of 206
Period maximum 0.2854 ha/person1971
Period minimum 0.0877 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Portugal, 1961–202300.10.20.319611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.2808 ha/person1963: 0.2767 ha/person1965: 0.2768 ha/person1967: 0.2798 ha/person1969: 0.2826 ha/person1971: 0.2854 ha/person1973: 0.2847 ha/person1975: 0.2692 ha/person1977: 0.2578 ha/person1979: 0.2513 ha/person1981: 0.2454 ha/person1983: 0.2418 ha/person1985: 0.2392 ha/person1987: 0.2381 ha/person1989: 0.2377 ha/person1991: 0.2318 ha/person1993: 0.2248 ha/person1995: 0.2147 ha/person1997: 0.1862 ha/person1999: 0.1678 ha/person2001: 0.1572 ha/person2003: 0.1486 ha/person2005: 0.1243 ha/person2007: 0.1089 ha/person2009: 0.1136 ha/person2011: 0.1067 ha/person2013: 0.1089 ha/person2015: 0.1033 ha/person2017: 0.094 ha/person2019: 0.097 ha/person2021: 0.0934 ha/person2023: 0.0877 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1931 (−68.78%) Average annual rate: -1.86 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Portugal 0.0877 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Europe & Central Asia 0.359 ha/person
Southern Europe computed 0.1765 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0877 −0.0017 −1.92%
2022 0.0894 −0.004 −4.31%
2021 0.0934 −0.0011 −1.15%
2020 0.0945 −0.0025 −2.59%
2019 0.097 +0.0036 +3.86%
2018 0.0934 −0.0006 −0.63%
2017 0.094 −0.0011 −1.2%
2016 0.0951 −0.0082 −7.91%
2015 0.1033 −0.0023 −2.16%
2014 0.1056 −0.0033 −3.03%
2013 0.1089 +0.002 +1.86%
2012 0.1069 +0.0002 +0.14%
2011 0.1067 −0.0018 −1.67%
2010 0.1085 −0.0051 −4.49%
2009 0.1136 −0.0019 −1.67%
2008 0.1156 +0.0067 +6.11%
2007 0.1089 −0.0091 −7.71%
2006 0.118 −0.0063 −5.05%
2005 0.1243 −0.0171 −12.12%
2004 0.1414 −0.0072 −4.84%
2003 0.1486 −0.0084 −5.35%
2002 0.157 −0.0001 −0.08%
2001 0.1572 −0.0129 −7.61%
2000 0.1701 +0.0023 +1.34%
1999 0.1678 −0.0092 −5.18%
1998 0.177 −0.0092 −4.92%
1997 0.1862 −0.0126 −6.32%
1996 0.1987 −0.016 −7.45%
1995 0.2147 −0.0054 −2.47%
1994 0.2202 −0.0046 −2.05%
1993 0.2248 −0.0038 −1.66%
1992 0.2286 −0.0032 −1.4%
1991 0.2318 −0.003 −1.27%
1990 0.2348 −0.0029 −1.21%
1989 0.2377 −0.0002 −0.06%
1988 0.2378 −0.0003 −0.11%
1987 0.2381 −0.0004 −0.18%
1986 0.2385 −0.0007 −0.3%
1985 0.2392 −0.0012 −0.48%
1984 0.2404 −0.0014 −0.59%
1983 0.2418 −0.0016 −0.67%
1982 0.2434 −0.002 −0.81%
1981 0.2454 −0.0026 −1.07%
1980 0.2481 −0.0032 −1.28%
1979 0.2513 −0.0032 −1.27%
1978 0.2545 −0.0033 −1.28%
1977 0.2578 −0.0033 −1.26%
1976 0.2611 −0.0081 −3%
1975 0.2692 −0.011 −3.93%
1974 0.2802 −0.0045 −1.59%
1973 0.2847 −0.0007 −0.23%
1972 0.2854 −0 −0.01%
1971 0.2854 +0.0007 +0.26%
1970 0.2847 +0.0021 +0.73%
1969 0.2826 +0.0021 +0.74%
1968 0.2805 +0.0007 +0.27%
1967 0.2798 +0.0013 +0.47%
1966 0.2785 +0.0016 +0.6%
1965 0.2768 +0.0007 +0.25%
1964 0.2761 −0.0006 −0.22%
1963 0.2767 −0.0016 −0.56%
1962 0.2783 −0.0025 −0.88%
1961 0.2808

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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