Cropland organic soils — Area in Portugal
Portugal: Cropland organic soils — Area was 7,159 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland organic soils — Area in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland organic soils — area in Portugal stood at 7,159 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Portugal peaked at 8,289 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,159 ha, in 2022.
That places Portugal 62nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,289 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,289 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,289 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,283 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 8,278 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 8,259 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 8,256 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 8,250 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 8,246 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 8,073 ha | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 8,028 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 8,002 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 7,994 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7,978 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8,016 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 7,981 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 7,959 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 7,934 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 7,920 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 7,887 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 7,883 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,851 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 7,841 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 7,806 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 7,737 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 7,714 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7,547 ha | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 7,517 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 7,405 ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 7,301 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 7,282 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7,230 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 7,159 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 7,159 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7,159 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,251 ha | 8,073 ha | 8,289 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,970 ha | 7,887 ha | 8,028 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,660 ha | 7,301 ha | 7,883 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,198 ha | 7,159 ha | 7,282 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 59 Spain 11,526 ha compare
- 60 Colombia 9,505 ha compare
- 61 New Zealand 8,895 ha compare
- 63 Czechia 7,007 ha compare
- 64 Belgium-Luxembourg 5,766 ha compare
- 65 Brunei Darussalam 5,633 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 cropland organic soils — area in Portugal?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Portugal was 7,159 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 8,289 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,159 ha in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Portugal ranks 62nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.