Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 51,170 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 51,170 ha for chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 54,000 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 14,600 ha, in 1986.
Portugal ranks 3rd of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 48,000 ha | +17.1% |
| 1963 | 33,000 ha | -31.2% |
| 1964 | 41,000 ha | +24.2% |
| 1965 | 44,000 ha | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 50,000 ha | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 52,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 54,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 54,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 54,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 30,000 ha | -44.4% |
| 1972 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 23,000 ha | -23.3% |
| 1975 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16,000 ha | -30.4% |
| 1980 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14,600 ha | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 14,800 ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 15,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 15,200 ha | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 15,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15,915 ha | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 17,828 ha | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 19,875 ha | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 21,492 ha | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 23,125 ha | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 24,179 ha | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 25,187 ha | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 26,411 ha | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 29,011 ha | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 29,544 ha | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 30,073 ha | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 30,614 ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 31,096 ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 31,528 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 32,042 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 32,533 ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 33,117 ha | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 33,732 ha | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 34,591 ha | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 34,616 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 34,648 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 34,814 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 35,168 ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 35,352 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 35,595 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 35,718 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 36,759 ha | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 38,870 ha | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 51,690 ha | +33.0% |
| 2020 | 51,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50,370 ha | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 49,940 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 50,590 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 51,170 ha | +1.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 51,170 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100 ha, 511.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 51,170 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 30 ha, 1705.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chestnuts, in shell — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -44.4% | 54,000 ha | 30,000 ha |
| 1963 | -31.2% | 48,000 ha | 33,000 ha |
| 1979 | -30.4% | 23,000 ha | 16,000 ha |
| 2019 | +33.0% | 38,870 ha | 51,690 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,333 ha | 33,000 ha | 54,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,500 ha | 16,000 ha | 54,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,060 ha | 14,600 ha | 16,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,822 ha | 15,200 ha | 29,011 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,887 ha | 29,544 ha | 34,591 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,323 ha | 34,616 ha | 51,690 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,754 ha | 49,940 ha | 51,700 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 1 China 268,254 ha compare
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- 5 Spain 38,540 ha compare
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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 chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Portugal?
- Chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Portugal was 51,170 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 54,000 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,600 ha in 1986.
- How does Portugal rank for chestnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 3rd out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chestnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.