Drained organic soils — Area in Portugal
Portugal: Drained organic soils — Area was 9,676 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Portugal is 9,676 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Portugal peaked at 10,658 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,676 ha, in 2022.
Portugal ranks 69th of 221 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.
Drained organic soils — Area in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,658 ha | — |
| 1991 | 10,658 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10,658 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10,650 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 10,644 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 10,607 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 10,604 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,595 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 10,591 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,350 ha | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 10,290 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 10,257 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 10,258 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10,270 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 10,414 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 10,383 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 10,391 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 10,363 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 10,362 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 10,356 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 10,413 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10,383 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 10,381 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,341 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 10,276 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 10,251 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10,050 ha | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 10,006 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 9,873 ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 9,824 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 9,804 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9,757 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 9,676 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 9,676 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9,676 ha | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 9,676 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 14.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 9,676 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,013 ha, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,602 ha | 10,350 ha | 10,658 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,334 ha | 10,257 ha | 10,414 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,180 ha | 9,824 ha | 10,413 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,718 ha | 9,676 ha | 9,804 ha | 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 drained organic soils — area in Portugal?
- Drained organic soils — area in Portugal was 9,676 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 10,658 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,676 ha in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Portugal ranks 69th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.