Hazelnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Hazelnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 880 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Hazelnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested in Portugal is 880 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 25.7% on the previous year and up 124.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 1,870 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 320 ha, in 2019.
Portugal ranks 18th of 38 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.
Hazelnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 480 ha | — |
| 1962 | 480 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 550 ha | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 600 ha | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 700 ha | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 740 ha | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 740 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 760 ha | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 770 ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 796 ha | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 800 ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 820 ha | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 832 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 860 ha | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 860 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 876 ha | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 888 ha | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 916 ha | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 933 ha | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 950 ha | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 965 ha | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1,004 ha | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1,028 ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1,068 ha | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 1,208 ha | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 1,353 ha | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 1,550 ha | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 1,560 ha | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1,730 ha | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 1,870 ha | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 1,500 ha | -19.8% |
| 1993 | 1,002 ha | -33.2% |
| 1994 | 976 ha | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 986 ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 962 ha | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 959 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 961 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 635 ha | -33.9% |
| 2000 | 629 ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 626 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 624 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 613 ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 549 ha | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 500 ha | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 466 ha | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 435 ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 414 ha | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 378 ha | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 378 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 378 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 387 ha | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 391 ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 392 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 393 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 386 ha | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 357 ha | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 350 ha | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 320 ha | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 320 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 410 ha | +28.1% |
| 2022 | 550 ha | +34.1% |
| 2023 | 700 ha | +27.3% |
| 2024 | 880 ha | +25.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 880 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 840 ha, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 880 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 415 ha, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hazelnuts, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -33.9% | 961 ha | 635 ha |
| 1993 | -33.2% | 1,500 ha | 1,002 ha |
| 2022 | +34.1% | 410 ha | 550 ha |
| 2021 | +28.1% | 320 ha | 410 ha |
| 2023 | +27.3% | 550 ha | 700 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 616.67 ha | 480 ha | 760 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 841.8 ha | 770 ha | 916 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,162 ha | 933 ha | 1,560 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,158 ha | 635 ha | 1,870 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 523.4 ha | 378 ha | 629 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 373.2 ha | 320 ha | 393 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 572 ha | 320 ha | 880 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested in Portugal?
- Hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested in Portugal was 880 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,870 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 320 ha in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.5%. 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 Hazelnuts, 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.