Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Portugal

Portugal: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0026 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0026 ha per person
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
58th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.005 ha per person
in 1972
All-time low
0.0013 ha per person
in 1993
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023

0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.0026 ha per person for rice — area harvested, per capita in 2023.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.005 ha per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 ha per person, in 1993.

Portugal ranks 58th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Portugal, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.0042 ha per person
1962 0.0041 ha per person -4.1%
1963 0.004 ha per person -0.7%
1964 0.0042 ha per person +3.4%
1965 0.0039 ha per person -6.2%
1966 0.0039 ha per person -0.9%
1967 0.0036 ha per person -6.5%
1968 0.0037 ha per person +2.5%
1969 0.0043 ha per person +15.1%
1970 0.0048 ha per person +12.1%
1971 0.0049 ha per person +1.6%
1972 0.005 ha per person +3.2%
1973 0.0045 ha per person -9.9%
1974 0.0038 ha per person -16.9%
1975 0.0033 ha per person -11.8%
1976 0.0024 ha per person -28.3%
1977 0.0036 ha per person +52.3%
1978 0.0034 ha per person -5.0%
1979 0.0036 ha per person +4.2%
1980 0.0036 ha per person -1.1%
1981 0.0026 ha per person -28.0%
1982 0.0034 ha per person +32.8%
1983 0.0027 ha per person -21.7%
1984 0.003 ha per person +12.5%
1985 0.003 ha per person +1.1%
1986 0.0033 ha per person +8.3%
1987 0.0033 ha per person -0.2%
1988 0.0034 ha per person +2.6%
1989 0.0034 ha per person +0.2%
1990 0.0034 ha per person +0.8%
1991 0.0034 ha per person -0.8%
1992 0.0021 ha per person -36.8%
1993 0.0013 ha per person -37.6%
1994 0.0024 ha per person +81.7%
1995 0.0022 ha per person -10.0%
1996 0.0028 ha per person +29.7%
1997 0.0028 ha per person +0.5%
1998 0.0027 ha per person -5.8%
1999 0.0025 ha per person -6.9%
2000 0.0023 ha per person -6.4%
2001 0.0024 ha per person +3.8%
2002 0.0024 ha per person +0.6%
2003 0.0025 ha per person +1.4%
2004 0.0025 ha per person +3.5%
2005 0.0022 ha per person -14.2%
2006 0.0024 ha per person +10.8%
2007 0.0026 ha per person +5.7%
2008 0.0025 ha per person -2.3%
2009 0.0027 ha per person +8.0%
2010 0.0028 ha per person +2.2%
2011 0.003 ha per person +8.1%
2012 0.003 ha per person -0.4%
2013 0.0029 ha per person -2.7%
2014 0.0028 ha per person -4.2%
2015 0.0028 ha per person +1.8%
2016 0.0028 ha per person +0.3%
2017 0.0028 ha per person -0.5%
2018 0.0029 ha per person +1.6%
2019 0.0028 ha per person -1.8%
2020 0.0025 ha per person -10.1%
2021 0.0028 ha per person +12.5%
2022 0.0026 ha per person -7.8%
2023 0.0026 ha per person +1.1%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.0026 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 264.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1994 +81.7% 0.0013 ha per person 0.0024 ha per person
1977 +52.3% 0.0024 ha per person 0.0036 ha per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.004 ha per person 0.0036 ha per person 0.0043 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0039 ha per person 0.0024 ha per person 0.005 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0031 ha per person 0.0026 ha per person 0.0036 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0026 ha per person 0.0013 ha per person 0.0034 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0024 ha per person 0.0022 ha per person 0.0027 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0028 ha per person 0.0028 ha per person 0.003 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0027 ha per person 0.0025 ha per person 0.0028 ha per person 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 55 Costa Rica 0.0029 ha per person compare
  2. 56 Turkmenistan 0.0027 ha per person compare
  3. 57 Greece 0.0027 ha per person compare
  4. 59 South Sudan 0.0026 ha per person compare
  5. 60 Zambia 0.0024 ha per person compare
  6. 61 Rwanda 0.0023 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Portugal?
Rice — area harvested, per capita in Portugal was 0.0026 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.005 ha per person in 1972.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 ha per person in 1993.
How does Portugal rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Portugal ranks 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.