Crop yields in Portugal
Portugal: Crop yields was 3.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crop yields in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 3.37 tonnes per hectare for crop yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 140.8% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Portugal peaked at 3.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6087 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
That places Portugal 52nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8657 tonnes per hectare | 0.6087 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.7084 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.9276 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.6644 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 49 Finland 3.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 50 United States 3.45 tonnes per hectare compare
- 51 North Macedonia 3.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 53 Canada 3.37 tonnes per hectare compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 3.35 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 Pakistan 3.27 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 4.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 191,630 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop yields in Portugal?
- Crop yields in Portugal was 3.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crop yields recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6087 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Portugal rank for crop yields?
- Portugal ranks 52nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.