Egypt vs Portugal: Agricultural area over the long-term
Egypt
4.20 million hectares
in 2025
Portugal
4.09 million hectares
in 2025
Egypt rank
93rd
Portugal rank
95th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Egypt
- Portugal
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.20 million hectares against 4.09 million hectares in Portugal, a difference of 110,860 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.
Egypt ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 95th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 476,602 hectares | 514,011 hectares | 37,409 hectares | Portugal |
| 1100s | 414,644 hectares | 626,625 hectares | 211,981 hectares | Portugal |
| 1200s | 381,282 hectares | 731,445 hectares | 350,163 hectares | Portugal |
| 1300s | 448,006 hectares | 985,002 hectares | 536,996 hectares | Portugal |
| 1400s | 386,048 hectares | 684,804 hectares | 298,756 hectares | Portugal |
| 1500s | 381,282 hectares | 933,787 hectares | 552,505 hectares | Portugal |
| 1600s | 476,602 hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 944,448 hectares | Portugal |
| 1700s | 428,942 hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 924,758 hectares | Portugal |
| 1710s | 419,410 hectares | 1.78 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1720s | 409,878 hectares | 1.82 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1730s | 400,346 hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1740s | 390,814 hectares | 1.87 million hectares | 1.48 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1750s | 381,282 hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1760s | 371,750 hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1770s | 362,218 hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1780s | 352,686 hectares | 1.97 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1790s | 343,153 hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1800s | 333,621 hectares | 2.01 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1810s | 371,750 hectares | 2.03 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1820s | 409,878 hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1830s | 448,006 hectares | 2.14 million hectares | 1.69 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1840s | 486,134 hectares | 2.24 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1850s | 524,262 hectares | 2.27 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1860s | 436,894 hectares | 2.37 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1870s | 499,308 hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1880s | 570,637 hectares | 2.71 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1890s | 786,565 hectares | 2.93 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1900s | 954,072 hectares | 3.07 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1910s | 1.10 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1920s | 1.34 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | 1.95 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1930s | 1.52 million hectares | 3.53 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1940s | 1.68 million hectares | 3.86 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1950s | 2.19 million hectares | 3.96 million hectares | 1.78 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1960s | 2.64 million hectares | 3.85 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.74 million hectares | 3.91 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.50 million hectares | 3.95 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.08 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | 730,614 hectares | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.48 million hectares | 3.76 million hectares | 284,486 hectares | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.76 million hectares | 3.67 million hectares | 87,809 hectares | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.09 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | 89,123 hectares | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Egypt or Portugal?
- Egypt, at 4.20 million hectares against 4.09 million hectares in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Egypt and Portugal?
- 110,860 hectares, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Egypt ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 95th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.