Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Portugal

Portugal: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.305 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.305 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
47th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.4753 ha per square kilometre
in 1972
All-time low
0.1443 ha per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Portugal, 1961–2023

0.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Portugal is 0.305 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 0.4753 ha per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1443 ha per square kilometre, in 1993.

Portugal ranks 47th 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 square kilometre in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Portugal, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1961 0.4144 ha per square kilometre
1962 0.4005 ha per square kilometre -3.4%
1963 0.3992 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
1964 0.4131 ha per square kilometre +3.5%
1965 0.3858 ha per square kilometre -6.6%
1966 0.3796 ha per square kilometre -1.6%
1967 0.3527 ha per square kilometre -7.1%
1968 0.3599 ha per square kilometre +2.0%
1969 0.4105 ha per square kilometre +14.1%
1970 0.456 ha per square kilometre +11.1%
1971 0.4612 ha per square kilometre +1.2%
1972 0.4753 ha per square kilometre +3.0%
1973 0.4282 ha per square kilometre -9.9%
1974 0.3607 ha per square kilometre -15.8%
1975 0.3303 ha per square kilometre -8.4%
1976 0.2435 ha per square kilometre -26.3%
1977 0.3749 ha per square kilometre +53.9%
1978 0.3599 ha per square kilometre -4.0%
1979 0.3791 ha per square kilometre +5.3%
1980 0.3791 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1981 0.2755 ha per square kilometre -27.3%
1982 0.3681 ha per square kilometre +33.6%
1983 0.2894 ha per square kilometre -21.4%
1984 0.3268 ha per square kilometre +12.9%
1985 0.3312 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
1986 0.359 ha per square kilometre +8.4%
1987 0.3584 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
1988 0.3672 ha per square kilometre +2.5%
1989 0.3675 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
1990 0.3697 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
1991 0.3657 ha per square kilometre -1.1%
1992 0.2308 ha per square kilometre -36.9%
1993 0.1443 ha per square kilometre -37.5%
1994 0.2629 ha per square kilometre +82.2%
1995 0.2374 ha per square kilometre -9.7%
1996 0.309 ha per square kilometre +30.2%
1997 0.3119 ha per square kilometre +0.9%
1998 0.2953 ha per square kilometre -5.3%
1999 0.2766 ha per square kilometre -6.3%
2000 0.2608 ha per square kilometre -5.7%
2001 0.2725 ha per square kilometre +4.5%
2002 0.2756 ha per square kilometre +1.1%
2003 0.2804 ha per square kilometre +1.7%
2004 0.2909 ha per square kilometre +3.8%
2005 0.2501 ha per square kilometre -14.0%
2006 0.2776 ha per square kilometre +11.0%
2007 0.2941 ha per square kilometre +6.0%
2008 0.2879 ha per square kilometre -2.1%
2009 0.3108 ha per square kilometre +8.0%
2010 0.3179 ha per square kilometre +2.3%
2011 0.3432 ha per square kilometre +8.0%
2012 0.3404 ha per square kilometre -0.8%
2013 0.3294 ha per square kilometre -3.2%
2014 0.3139 ha per square kilometre -4.7%
2015 0.3181 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
2016 0.3182 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.316 ha per square kilometre -0.7%
2018 0.3204 ha per square kilometre +1.4%
2019 0.3147 ha per square kilometre -1.8%
2020 0.2832 ha per square kilometre -10.0%
2021 0.3205 ha per square kilometre +13.2%
2022 0.2976 ha per square kilometre -7.2%
2023 0.305 ha per square kilometre +2.5%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.305 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, 1951.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 +82.2% 0.1443 ha per square kilometre 0.2629 ha per square kilometre
1977 +53.9% 0.2435 ha per square kilometre 0.3749 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3906 ha per square kilometre 0.3527 ha per square kilometre 0.4144 ha per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.3869 ha per square kilometre 0.2435 ha per square kilometre 0.4753 ha per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.3422 ha per square kilometre 0.2755 ha per square kilometre 0.3791 ha per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.2804 ha per square kilometre 0.1443 ha per square kilometre 0.3697 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.2801 ha per square kilometre 0.2501 ha per square kilometre 0.3108 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.3232 ha per square kilometre 0.3139 ha per square kilometre 0.3432 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.3016 ha per square kilometre 0.2832 ha per square kilometre 0.3205 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 44 Cameroon 0.3312 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 45 Peru 0.3259 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 46 Suriname 0.3103 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 48 Costa Rica 0.2905 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 49 Bhutan 0.2471 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 50 Greece 0.2141 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Portugal?
Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Portugal was 0.305 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.4753 ha per square kilometre in 1972.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1443 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
How does Portugal rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 47th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.