Grassland organic soils — Area in Portugal
Portugal: Grassland organic soils — Area was 2,517 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Area in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland organic soils — area in Portugal stood at 2,517 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Portugal peaked at 2,540 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,255 ha, in 2001.
Portugal ranks 69th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Area in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,369 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,369 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,369 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,368 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,365 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,347 ha | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 2,347 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,346 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,345 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,276 ha | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 2,262 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,255 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,264 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,292 ha | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,398 ha | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 2,403 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,433 ha | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2,429 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,442 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,469 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,529 ha | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2,532 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,540 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,535 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,540 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,537 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,503 ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,489 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,468 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,524 ha | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,522 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,527 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,517 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2,517 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,517 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,350 ha | 2,276 ha | 2,369 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,365 ha | 2,255 ha | 2,469 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,520 ha | 2,468 ha | 2,540 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,520 ha | 2,517 ha | 2,527 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 grassland organic soils — area in Portugal?
- Grassland organic soils — area in Portugal was 2,517 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,540 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,255 ha in 2001.
- How does Portugal rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- Portugal ranks 69th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland 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.