Drained organic soils — Area in Portugal

Portugal: Drained organic soils — Area was 9,676 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9,676 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 221 countries
All-time high
10,658 ha
in 1990
All-time low
9,676 ha
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Portugal, 1990–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200720241990: 10.7k ha1991: 10.7k ha1992: 10.7k ha1993: 10.7k ha1994: 10.6k ha1995: 10.6k ha1996: 10.6k ha1997: 10.6k ha1998: 10.6k ha1999: 10.3k ha2000: 10.3k ha2001: 10.3k ha2002: 10.3k ha2003: 10.3k ha2004: 10.4k ha2005: 10.4k ha2006: 10.4k ha2007: 10.4k ha2008: 10.4k ha2009: 10.4k ha2010: 10.4k ha2011: 10.4k ha2012: 10.4k ha2013: 10.3k ha2014: 10.3k ha2015: 10.3k ha2016: 10.1k ha2017: 10.0k ha2018: 9.9k ha2019: 9.8k ha2020: 9.8k ha2021: 9.8k ha2022: 9.7k ha2023: 9.7k ha2024: 9.7k ha

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 66 Botswana 12,444 ha compare
  2. 67 Gabon 12,202 ha compare
  3. 68 Czechia 10,089 ha compare
  4. 70 Uruguay 9,257 ha compare
  5. 71 Belgium-Luxembourg 8,508 ha compare
  6. 72 Belgium 8,013 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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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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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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