Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Portugal
Portugal: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 2.54 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Portugal is 2.54 1000 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 2.54 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1574 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Portugal 22nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Portugal, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1574 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2623 1000 An per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3443 1000 An per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3978 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1965 | 0.424 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4262 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4284 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4317 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5253 1000 An per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5619 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6695 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1972 | 0.765 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8713 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9325 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9443 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.09 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 1.13 1000 An per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1979 | 1.13 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.19 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 1.15 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.09 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 1.15 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9436 1000 An per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9403 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.09 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 1.18 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 1.22 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.18 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.14 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.2 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 1.34 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 1.36 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.44 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.53 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 1.61 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 1.77 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.85 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.9 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.94 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.99 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.94 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.71 1000 An per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 1.84 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.84 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.77 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.93 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 2.01 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.03 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.01 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.99 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.01 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.11 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.16 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.23 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.29 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.31 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.29 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.34 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.46 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 2.54 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 2.54 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 2.54 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8523 1000 An per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +66.7% | 0.1574 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2623 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3775 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1574 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.5253 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9388 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.5619 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.9403 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.22 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.14 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.9 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.71 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.03 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.99 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.31 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.41 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.29 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.54 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 19 Thailand 2.62 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 20 Indonesia 2.59 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 21 Denmark 2.57 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 23 Hungary 2.52 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 24 Guatemala 2.4 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 25 Pakistan 2.39 1000 An per square kilometre compare
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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Portugal?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Portugal was 2.54 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1574 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 22nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.