Cropland organic soils — Area, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Cropland organic soils — Area, per capita was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland organic soils — Area, per capita in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — area, per capita in Portugal is 0.0007 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0008 ha per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per person, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 56th of 189 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 6.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More climate change data for Portugal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 93.31 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area, per capita in Portugal?
- Cropland organic soils — area, per capita in Portugal was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for cropland organic soils — area, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland organic soils — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland organic soils — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.