Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0153 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Portugal is 0.0153 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0165 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.001 tonnes per person, in 1988.
That places Portugal 51st out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +33.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +42.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -27.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | +244.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | +25.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -27.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -82.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -26.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +26.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +306.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +32.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +64.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | +63.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0153 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0153 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0151 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +306.1% | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person |
| 1978 | +244.6% | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person |
| 1983 | -82.2% | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0142 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0094 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0146 tonnes per person | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Portugal?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Portugal was 0.0153 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0165 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 tonnes per person in 1988.
- How does Portugal rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 51st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.