Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Portugal
Portugal: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 3,363 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Portugal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 3,363 1000 ha for carbon stock change in forests — area in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Portugal peaked at 3,459 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,264 1000 ha, in 2011.
Portugal ranks 82nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Portugal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,459 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,450 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 3,441 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 3,432 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3,423 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3,414 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3,405 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3,396 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3,387 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3,378 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3,369 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3,357 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3,347 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3,337 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3,328 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,318 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3,308 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,299 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,289 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3,279 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,270 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,264 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,276 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3,288 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3,300 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,312 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,316 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,321 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,325 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,330 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3,334 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3,340 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,346 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3,351 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3,357 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 3,363 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,418 1000 ha | 3,378 1000 ha | 3,459 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,323 1000 ha | 3,279 1000 ha | 3,369 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,300 1000 ha | 3,264 1000 ha | 3,330 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,349 1000 ha | 3,334 1000 ha | 3,363 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 79 Serbia 3,475 1000 ha compare
- 80 Latvia 3,467 1000 ha compare
- 81 Serbia and Montenegro 3,408 1000 ha compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 3,357 1000 ha compare
- 84 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,278 1000 ha compare
- 85 Pakistan 3,192 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Portugal
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,543 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,218 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,325 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 154.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 950.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 585.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 364.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.03 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Portugal?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Portugal was 3,363 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3,459 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,264 1000 ha in 2011.
- How does Portugal rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Portugal ranks 82nd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).