Agricultural irrigated land in Portugal
Portugal: Agricultural irrigated land was 14.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Portugal, 2005–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 14.7% for agricultural irrigated land in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Portugal peaked at 15.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2005.
Portugal ranks 22nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.9% | — |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -0.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 14.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 5.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 14.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 4.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.9% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.8% | 14.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.4% | 14.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Portugal?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Portugal was 14.7% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2005.
- How does Portugal rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Portugal ranks 22nd out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.