Apricots — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Apricots — Area harvested was 510 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Apricots — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for apricots — area harvested in Portugal is 510 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apricots — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 2,467 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 387 ha, in 2009.
Portugal ranks 47th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Apricots — Area harvested in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,030 ha | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 1,090 ha | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 1,160 ha | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 1,240 ha | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 1,330 ha | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 1,418 ha | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 1,477 ha | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1,541 ha | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 1,733 ha | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 1,794 ha | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 1,899 ha | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 1,989 ha | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 2,073 ha | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 2,146 ha | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 2,273 ha | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 2,273 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,336 ha | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 2,467 ha | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 700 ha | -71.6% |
| 1987 | 718 ha | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 700 ha | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 600 ha | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 670 ha | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 700 ha | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 710 ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 701 ha | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 637 ha | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 638 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 652 ha | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 655 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 629 ha | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 618 ha | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 585 ha | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 555 ha | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 522 ha | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 485 ha | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 460 ha | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 441 ha | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 420 ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 404 ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 387 ha | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 390 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 390 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 402 ha | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 396 ha | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 429 ha | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 422 ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 430 ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 561 ha | +30.5% |
| 2018 | 560 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 540 ha | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 520 ha | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 530 ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 600 ha | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 590 ha | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 510 ha | -13.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 510 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 294 ha, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 510 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 830 ha, 61% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Apricots — Area harvested in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -71.6% | 2,467 ha | 700 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,013 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,090 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,558 ha | 1,160 ha | 1,989 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,639 ha | 700 ha | 2,467 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 659.2 ha | 600 ha | 710 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 487.7 ha | 387 ha | 618 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 452 ha | 390 ha | 561 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 550 ha | 510 ha | 600 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 44 Czechia 830 ha compare
- 45 Yemen 710 ha compare
- 46 Switzerland 704 ha compare
- 48 Chile 500 ha compare
- 48 North Macedonia 500 ha compare
- 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 444 ha compare
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 apricots — area harvested in Portugal?
- Apricots — area harvested in Portugal was 510 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apricots — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,467 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest apricots — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 387 ha in 2009.
- How does Portugal rank for apricots — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 47th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is apricots — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apricots — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.