Ireland vs Portugal: Land used for agriculture
Ireland
2.67 million
in 2010
Portugal
2.87 million
in 2010
Ireland rank
101st
Portugal rank
98th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.87 million against 2.67 million in Ireland, a difference of 203,760.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 98th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 22 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 5.19 million | 1.50 million | 3.68 million | Ireland |
| 1790s | 5.38 million | 1.54 million | 3.84 million | Ireland |
| 1800s | 5.19 million | 1.58 million | 3.62 million | Ireland |
| 1810s | 4.79 million | 1.61 million | 3.18 million | Ireland |
| 1820s | 4.24 million | 1.64 million | 2.60 million | Ireland |
| 1830s | 3.93 million | 1.70 million | 2.23 million | Ireland |
| 1840s | 3.75 million | 1.76 million | 1.99 million | Ireland |
| 1850s | 4.01 million | 1.79 million | 2.22 million | Ireland |
| 1860s | 4.20 million | 1.89 million | 2.31 million | Ireland |
| 1870s | 4.31 million | 2.01 million | 2.30 million | Ireland |
| 1880s | 4.38 million | 2.13 million | 2.25 million | Ireland |
| 1890s | 4.51 million | 2.30 million | 2.21 million | Ireland |
| 1900s | 4.59 million | 2.42 million | 2.17 million | Ireland |
| 1910s | 4.63 million | 2.58 million | 2.04 million | Ireland |
| 1920s | 4.64 million | 2.62 million | 2.02 million | Ireland |
| 1930s | 3.89 million | 2.81 million | 1.08 million | Ireland |
| 1940s | 4.03 million | 3.11 million | 922,010 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 4.15 million | 3.34 million | 810,660 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 4.07 million | 3.48 million | 588,900 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 4.15 million | 3.42 million | 731,660 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 4.28 million | 3.37 million | 904,720 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 3.98 million | 2.91 million | 1.06 million | Ireland |
| 2000s | 2.96 million | 2.97 million | 12,640 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.67 million | 2.87 million | 203,760 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.87 million against 2.67 million in Ireland as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Ireland and Portugal?
- 203,760, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Ireland ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 98th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.