Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Maize (corn) — Area harvested was 65,160 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 65,160 ha for maize (corn) — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 502,880 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 65,160 ha, in 2024.
That places Portugal 88th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 494,577 ha | — |
| 1962 | 502,880 ha | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 487,785 ha | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 496,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 483,642 ha | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 493,134 ha | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 436,462 ha | -11.5% |
| 1968 | 457,795 ha | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 447,326 ha | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 437,432 ha | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 412,708 ha | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 409,511 ha | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 393,714 ha | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 377,300 ha | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 392,000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 367,989 ha | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 379,508 ha | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 388,779 ha | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 394,138 ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 314,223 ha | -20.3% |
| 1981 | 291,838 ha | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 296,479 ha | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 295,403 ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 253,791 ha | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 243,745 ha | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 257,677 ha | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 261,588 ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 254,093 ha | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 215,000 ha | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 219,412 ha | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 215,773 ha | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 196,269 ha | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 179,545 ha | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 173,778 ha | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 163,816 ha | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 168,774 ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 174,101 ha | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 182,654 ha | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 163,622 ha | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 152,504 ha | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 154,786 ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 140,124 ha | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 141,440 ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 137,349 ha | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 109,906 ha | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 102,603 ha | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 105,615 ha | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 110,877 ha | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 94,727 ha | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 90,371 ha | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 99,983 ha | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 102,197 ha | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 111,792 ha | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 107,642 ha | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 97,911 ha | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 88,614 ha | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 86,520 ha | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 83,360 ha | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 77,020 ha | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 72,990 ha | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 74,470 ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 74,640 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 75,390 ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 65,160 ha | -13.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 65,160 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,949 ha, 4.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 65,160 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72,751 ha, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 477,733 ha | 436,462 ha | 502,880 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 395,308 ha | 367,989 ha | 437,432 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 268,384 ha | 215,000 ha | 314,223 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 183,774 ha | 163,622 ha | 219,412 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,993 ha | 94,727 ha | 154,786 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,541 ha | 77,020 ha | 111,792 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,530 ha | 65,160 ha | 75,390 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 maize (corn) — area harvested in Portugal?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested in Portugal was 65,160 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 502,880 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,160 ha in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for maize (corn) — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 88th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. 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 Maize (corn) — 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.