Cereal production in Portugal
Portugal: Cereal production was 1.02 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal production in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production in Portugal is 1.02 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Portugal peaked at 1.94 million tonnes in 1968 and was at its lowest, 823,082 tonnes, in 2005.
Portugal ranks 110th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.48 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million tonnes | 823,082 tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 107 New Zealand 1.10 million tonnes compare
- 108 Dominican Republic 1.05 million tonnes compare
- 109 Netherlands 1.04 million tonnes compare
- 111 Rwanda 975,199 tonnes compare
- 112 El Salvador 895,000 tonnes compare
- 113 Nicaragua 881,420 tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 4.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 191,630 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Portugal?
- Cereal production in Portugal was 1.02 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million tonnes in 1968.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 823,082 tonnes in 2005.
- How does Portugal rank for cereal production?
- Portugal ranks 110th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.