Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Portugal

Arable land in Portugal in 2023 — 927,263 ha. Ranked 110 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 63%.

2023 927,263 ha −0.57% vs 2022
World rank 110of 206
Period maximum 2.51M ha1961
Period minimum 927,263 ha2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Portugal, 1961–2023500,0001M1.5M2M2.5M3M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,507,000 ha1963: 2,499,000 ha1965: 2,491,000 ha1967: 2,483,000 ha1969: 2,475,000 ha1971: 2,467,000 ha1973: 2,458,000 ha1975: 2,448,000 ha1977: 2,438,000 ha1979: 2,428,000 ha1981: 2,418,000 ha1983: 2,408,000 ha1985: 2,398,000 ha1987: 2,388,000 ha1989: 2,378,000 ha1991: 2,309,000 ha1993: 2,240,000 ha1995: 2,153,000 ha1997: 1,882,000 ha1999: 1,715,000 ha2001: 1,628,560 ha2003: 1,554,420 ha2005: 1,305,460 ha2007: 1,148,250 ha2009: 1,200,980 ha2011: 1,126,770 ha2013: 1,138,510 ha2015: 1,069,960 ha2017: 968,052 ha2019: 997,763 ha2021: 967,773 ha2023: 927,263 ha
Change over the period: −1.58M (−63.01%) Average annual rate: -1.59 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Portugal 927,263 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Europe & Central Asia computed 331M ha
Southern Europe computed 26.42M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 927,263 −5,296 −0.57%
2022 932,559 −35,215 −3.64%
2021 967,773 −5,136 −0.53%
2020 972,909 −24,853 −2.49%
2019 997,763 +37,322 +3.89%
2018 960,441 −7,611 −0.79%
2017 968,052 −14,178 −1.44%
2016 982,230 −87,730 −8.2%
2015 1.07M −28,170 −2.57%
2014 1.1M −40,380 −3.55%
2013 1.14M +14,690 +1.31%
2012 1.12M −2,950 −0.26%
2011 1.13M −20,800 −1.81%
2010 1.15M −53,410 −4.45%
2009 1.2M −19,230 −1.58%
2008 1.22M +71,960 +6.27%
2007 1.15M −93,490 −7.53%
2006 1.24M −63,720 −4.88%
2005 1.31M −177,270 −11.96%
2004 1.48M −71,690 −4.61%
2003 1.55M −81,730 −5%
2002 1.64M +7,590 +0.47%
2001 1.63M −121,710 −6.95%
2000 1.75M +35,270 +2.06%
1999 1.72M −83,500 −4.64%
1998 1.8M −83,500 −4.44%
1997 1.88M −118,000 −5.9%
1996 2M −153,000 −7.11%
1995 2.15M −47,000 −2.14%
1994 2.2M −40,000 −1.79%
1993 2.24M −35,000 −1.54%
1992 2.28M −34,000 −1.47%
1991 2.31M −35,000 −1.49%
1990 2.34M −34,000 −1.43%
1989 2.38M −5,000 −0.21%
1988 2.38M −5,000 −0.21%
1987 2.39M −5,000 −0.21%
1986 2.39M −5,000 −0.21%
1985 2.4M −5,000 −0.21%
1984 2.4M −5,000 −0.21%
1983 2.41M −5,000 −0.21%
1982 2.41M −5,000 −0.21%
1981 2.42M −5,000 −0.21%
1980 2.42M −5,000 −0.21%
1979 2.43M −5,000 −0.21%
1978 2.43M −5,000 −0.21%
1977 2.44M −5,000 −0.2%
1976 2.44M −5,000 −0.2%
1975 2.45M −5,000 −0.2%
1974 2.45M −5,000 −0.2%
1973 2.46M −5,000 −0.2%
1972 2.46M −4,000 −0.16%
1971 2.47M −4,000 −0.16%
1970 2.47M −4,000 −0.16%
1969 2.48M −4,000 −0.16%
1968 2.48M −4,000 −0.16%
1967 2.48M −4,000 −0.16%
1966 2.49M −4,000 −0.16%
1965 2.49M −4,000 −0.16%
1964 2.5M −4,000 −0.16%
1963 2.5M −4,000 −0.16%
1962 2.5M −4,000 −0.16%
1961 2.51M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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