Figs — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Figs — Area harvested was 3,780 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Figs — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 3,780 ha for figs — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, figs — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 300,000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3,620 ha, in 2022.
That places Portugal 9th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Figs — Area harvested in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 300,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 300,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 300,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 300,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 200,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1967 | 200,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 200,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 200,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 200,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 200,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 200,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100,000 ha | -50.0% |
| 1974 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 90,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 85,900 ha | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 85,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 85,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 85,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 85,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 85,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 85,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 85,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 85,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10,220 ha | -88.1% |
| 1992 | 9,700 ha | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 9,640 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 9,313 ha | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 9,163 ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 8,721 ha | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 8,498 ha | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 8,403 ha | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 7,570 ha | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 7,571 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,169 ha | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 6,854 ha | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 6,548 ha | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 6,160 ha | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 5,765 ha | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 5,367 ha | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 4,956 ha | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 4,590 ha | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 4,247 ha | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 4,245 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,245 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,285 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4,332 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 4,404 ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 4,329 ha | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4,103 ha | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 4,130 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 4,130 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,810 ha | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 3,810 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,770 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 3,620 ha | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 3,700 ha | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 3,780 ha | +2.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 3,780 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 26 ha, 145.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 3,780 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30 ha, 126.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Figs — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -88.1% | 85,900 ha | 10,220 ha |
| 1973 | -50.0% | 200,000 ha | 100,000 ha |
| 1966 | -33.3% | 300,000 ha | 200,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 255,556 ha | 200,000 ha | 300,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 130,000 ha | 100,000 ha | 200,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 87,720 ha | 85,900 ha | 100,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,713 ha | 7,570 ha | 85,900 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,923 ha | 4,247 ha | 7,571 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,201 ha | 3,810 ha | 4,404 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,736 ha | 3,620 ha | 3,810 ha | 5 |
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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 figs — area harvested in Portugal?
- Figs — area harvested in Portugal was 3,780 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest figs — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 300,000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest figs — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,620 ha in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for figs — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 9th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is figs — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 Figs — 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.