Asses — Stocks in Portugal
Portugal: Asses — Stocks was 8,500 An in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Asses — Stocks in Portugal, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 8,500 An for asses — stocks in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asses — stocks in Portugal peaked at 201,000 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8,500 An, in 2017.
That places Portugal 72nd out of 119 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asses — Stocks in Portugal, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 201,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 195,000 An | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 188,000 An | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 182,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 176,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 173,000 An | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 167,100 An | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 161,068 An | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 164,100 An | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 167,100 An | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 172,200 An | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 181,675 An | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 181,901 An | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 182,000 An | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 181,700 An | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 180,000 An | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 183,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 183,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 182,000 An | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 183,000 An | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 182,000 An | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 181,000 An | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 180,000 An | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 178,000 An | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 175,000 An | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 175,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 170,000 An | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 170,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 170,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 53,164 An | -68.7% |
| 1991 | 51,261 An | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 49,358 An | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 47,455 An | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 45,552 An | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 43,649 An | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 41,746 An | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 44,757 An | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 40,860 An | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 37,758 An | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 34,137 An | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 31,189 An | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 28,484 An | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 26,002 An | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 23,725 An | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 21,636 An | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 19,720 An | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 17,962 An | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 16,352 An | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 14,303 An | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 13,538 An | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 12,312 An | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 11,187 An | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 10,428 An | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 9,764 An | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 9,000 An | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 8,800 An | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 8,500 An | -3.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 8,500 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,000 An, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 8,500 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15,292 An, 56% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asses — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -68.7% | 170,000 An | 53,164 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 178,585 An | 161,068 An | 201,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 179,458 An | 167,100 An | 183,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 176,400 An | 170,000 An | 183,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,556 An | 37,758 An | 53,164 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,351 An | 14,303 An | 34,137 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,441 An | 8,500 An | 13,538 An | 8 |
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 asses — stocks in Portugal?
- Asses — stocks in Portugal was 8,500 An in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest asses — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 201,000 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest asses — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,500 An in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for asses — stocks?
- Portugal ranks 72nd out of 119 countries with data for 2017.
- Is asses — stocks rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. 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 Asses — Stocks. 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.