Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 260,600 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fruit primary — area harvested in Portugal stood at 260,600 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 613,550 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 257,120 ha, in 2018.
That places Portugal 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 583,870 ha | — |
| 1962 | 597,070 ha | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 606,050 ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 610,190 ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 613,550 ha | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 517,089 ha | -15.7% |
| 1967 | 521,459 ha | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 516,169 ha | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 518,709 ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 523,215 ha | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 533,375 ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 539,235 ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 442,818 ha | -17.9% |
| 1974 | 446,642 ha | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 450,849 ha | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 454,499 ha | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 455,088 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 470,761 ha | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 464,589 ha | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 436,017 ha | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 426,021 ha | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 424,953 ha | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 424,699 ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 424,745 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 441,590 ha | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 454,542 ha | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 458,324 ha | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 459,608 ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 466,376 ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 478,812 ha | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 406,169 ha | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 398,693 ha | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 387,001 ha | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 377,122 ha | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 359,322 ha | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 352,782 ha | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 346,692 ha | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 338,781 ha | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 326,703 ha | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 325,572 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 324,293 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 320,082 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 317,727 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 309,600 ha | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 301,317 ha | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 291,325 ha | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 280,306 ha | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 270,979 ha | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 260,407 ha | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 259,169 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 258,569 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 259,488 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 262,433 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 263,910 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 265,096 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 260,917 ha | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 265,883 ha | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 257,120 ha | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 258,864 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 259,598 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 259,660 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 259,670 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 262,380 ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 260,600 ha | -0.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 260,600 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,080 ha, 13.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 260,600 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61,611 ha, 4.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 564,906 ha | 516,169 ha | 613,550 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 478,107 ha | 442,818 ha | 539,235 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 441,688 ha | 424,699 ha | 466,376 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 377,208 ha | 326,703 ha | 478,812 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 300,161 ha | 260,407 ha | 325,572 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 261,145 ha | 257,120 ha | 265,883 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 260,382 ha | 259,598 ha | 262,380 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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- 50 Haiti 253,597 ha compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1718 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9315 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3789 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested in Portugal?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Portugal was 260,600 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 613,550 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 257,120 ha in 2018.
- How does Portugal rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, published as part of Fruit Primary — Area harvested. 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.