What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal?

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Portugal?

The highest recorded value was 0.0106 sq. km per person in 1972.

What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Portugal?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023.

How does Portugal rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?

Portugal ranks 125th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Portugal data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal

Name: Land area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Portugal: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0087 sq. km per person

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

125th

of 216 countries

All-time high

0.0106 sq. km per person

in 1972

All-time low

0.0087 sq. km per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal stood at 0.0087 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0106 sq. km per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 sq. km per person, in 2023.

Portugal ranks 125th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per person	Change
1961	0.0102 sq. km per person	—
1962	0.0102 sq. km per person	-0.7%
1963	0.0101 sq. km per person	-0.4%
1964	0.0101 sq. km per person	-0.1%
1965	0.0102 sq. km per person	+0.4%
1966	0.0102 sq. km per person	+0.8%
1967	0.0103 sq. km per person	+0.6%
1968	0.0104 sq. km per person	+0.4%
1969	0.0104 sq. km per person	+0.9%
1970	0.0105 sq. km per person	+0.9%
1971	0.0106 sq. km per person	+0.4%
1972	0.0106 sq. km per person	+0.2%
1973	0.0106 sq. km per person	-0.0%
1974	0.0105 sq. km per person	-1.4%
1975	0.0101 sq. km per person	-3.7%
1976	0.0098 sq. km per person	-2.8%
1977	0.0097 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1978	0.0096 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1979	0.0095 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1980	0.0094 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1981	0.0093 sq. km per person	-0.9%
1982	0.0092 sq. km per person	-0.6%
1983	0.0092 sq. km per person	-0.5%
1984	0.0092 sq. km per person	-0.4%
1985	0.0091 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1986	0.0091 sq. km per person	-0.1%
1987	0.0091 sq. km per person	+0.0%
1988	0.0091 sq. km per person	+0.1%
1989	0.0091 sq. km per person	+0.1%
1990	0.0092 sq. km per person	+0.2%
1991	0.0092 sq. km per person	+0.2%
1992	0.0092 sq. km per person	+0.1%
1993	0.0092 sq. km per person	-0.1%
1994	0.0092 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1995	0.0091 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1996	0.0091 sq. km per person	-0.4%
1997	0.0091 sq. km per person	-0.4%
1998	0.009 sq. km per person	-0.5%
1999	0.009 sq. km per person	-0.6%
2000	0.0089 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2001	0.0088 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2002	0.0088 sq. km per person	-0.5%
2003	0.0087 sq. km per person	-0.4%
2004	0.0087 sq. km per person	-0.2%
2005	0.0087 sq. km per person	-0.2%
2006	0.0087 sq. km per person	-0.2%
2007	0.0087 sq. km per person	-0.2%
2008	0.0087 sq. km per person	-0.1%
2009	0.0087 sq. km per person	+0.0%
2010	0.0087 sq. km per person	-0.0%
2011	0.0087 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2012	0.0087 sq. km per person	+0.4%
2013	0.0088 sq. km per person	+0.6%
2014	0.0088 sq. km per person	+0.5%
2015	0.0088 sq. km per person	+0.4%
2016	0.0089 sq. km per person	+0.3%
2017	0.0089 sq. km per person	+0.2%
2018	0.0089 sq. km per person	+0.2%
2019	0.0089 sq. km per person	-0.0%
2020	0.0089 sq. km per person	-0.1%
2021	0.0088 sq. km per person	-0.6%
2022	0.0088 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2023	0.0087 sq. km per person	-1.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0102 sq. km per person	0.0101 sq. km per person	0.0104 sq. km per person	9
1970s	0.0101 sq. km per person	0.0095 sq. km per person	0.0106 sq. km per person	10
1980s	0.0092 sq. km per person	0.0091 sq. km per person	0.0094 sq. km per person	10
1990s	0.0091 sq. km per person	0.009 sq. km per person	0.0092 sq. km per person	10
2000s	0.0087 sq. km per person	0.0087 sq. km per person	0.0089 sq. km per person	10
2010s	0.0088 sq. km per person	0.0087 sq. km per person	0.0089 sq. km per person	10
2020s	0.0088 sq. km per person	0.0087 sq. km per person	0.0089 sq. km per person	4

Countries ranked near Portugal

122 Slovakia 0.0089 sq. km per person compare
123 Ethiopia 0.0088 sq. km per person compare
124 Egypt 0.0087 sq. km per person compare
126 Sierra Leone 0.0085 sq. km per person compare
127 Poland 0.0083 sq. km per person compare
128 Azerbaijan 0.0081 sq. km per person 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal?: Land area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Portugal?: The highest recorded value was 0.0106 sq. km per person in 1972.
What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Portugal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Portugal rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Portugal ranks 125th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total

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Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.