Egypt vs Portugal: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Egypt
8.8%
in 2023
Portugal
7.3%
in 2023
Egypt rank
26th
Portugal rank
29th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Egypt
- Portugal
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 8.8% against 7.3% in Portugal, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 29th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1.7% | Egypt |
| 1980s | -8.4% | 1.0% | 9.4% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 22.9% | -3.6% | 26.5% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 13.6% | -1.1% | 14.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8.1% | -2.8% | 10.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 7.8% | 1.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Egypt or Portugal?
- Egypt, at 8.8% against 7.3% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Egypt and Portugal?
- 1.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 29th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.