Agricultural land use, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.3753 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.3753 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.4571 hectares per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.3456 hectares per person, in 2010.
That places Portugal 99th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.434 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4315 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4304 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4309 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4333 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4372 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4407 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4428 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4479 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4526 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4552 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4566 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4571 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4513 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.435 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4234 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4194 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4155 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4115 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4074 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4042 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.402 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4005 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3993 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3985 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3984 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3989 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3997 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4003 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.397 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3936 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3897 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3973 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3955 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3914 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3706 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3543 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3664 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3781 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3845 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3719 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3722 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3646 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3691 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3641 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3571 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3472 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3529 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3497 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3456 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3457 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3485 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3539 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3523 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3513 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3505 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3566 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3634 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3841 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.384 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3824 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3757 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3753 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4365 hectares per person | 0.4304 hectares per person | 0.4479 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4378 hectares per person | 0.4115 hectares per person | 0.4571 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4009 hectares per person | 0.3984 hectares per person | 0.4074 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3834 hectares per person | 0.3543 hectares per person | 0.3973 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3633 hectares per person | 0.3472 hectares per person | 0.3845 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3552 hectares per person | 0.3456 hectares per person | 0.3841 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3793 hectares per person | 0.3753 hectares per person | 0.384 hectares per person | 4 |
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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 land use, per capita in Portugal?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Portugal was 0.3753 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4571 hectares per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3456 hectares per person in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 99th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.