Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Portugal
Portugal: Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 9.26 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.26 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
25th
of 171 countries
All-time high
9.38 t per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
1.9 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Portugal stood at 9.26 t per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 9.38 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.9 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Portugal 25th out of 171 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, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Portugal, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.9 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.02 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 2.08 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 2.09 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 2.29 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 2.37 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 2.32 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 2.45 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 2.9 t per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1970 | 2.97 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 2.96 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 3.11 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 3.37 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 3.64 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 3.94 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 3.88 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 4.31 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 4.43 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 4.42 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 4.78 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 5.11 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 5.14 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 5.01 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 4.67 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 4.58 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 4.82 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 5.2 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 5.2 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.69 t per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 6.16 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 6.32 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 6.87 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 7.28 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 7.29 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 7.22 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.52 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 7.92 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 8.38 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 8.41 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 8.31 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 8.33 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.53 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.08 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.26 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.46 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.4 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.75 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 9.18 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 9.09 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.16 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.15 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.9 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 8.61 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 8.64 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.19 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 9.35 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 9.3 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.15 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.26 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.25 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.38 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.38 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.26 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 9.26 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.08 t per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 9.26 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.71 t per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.27 t per square kilometre | 1.9 t per square kilometre | 2.9 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.7 t per square kilometre | 2.96 t per square kilometre | 4.43 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.02 t per square kilometre | 4.58 t per square kilometre | 5.69 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.34 t per square kilometre | 6.16 t per square kilometre | 8.41 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.54 t per square kilometre | 8.08 t per square kilometre | 9.18 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.07 t per square kilometre | 8.61 t per square kilometre | 9.35 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.31 t per square kilometre | 9.25 t per square kilometre | 9.38 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 22 Trinidad and Tobago 10.38 t per square kilometre compare
- 23 Philippines 10.1 t per square kilometre compare
- 24 Austria 9.89 t per square kilometre compare
- 26 France 9.23 t per square kilometre compare
- 27 El Salvador 8.99 t per square kilometre compare
- 28 Luxembourg 8.26 t 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, total — production, per square kilometre in Portugal?
- Meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Portugal was 9.26 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.38 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for meat, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Total — Production 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, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production 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, Total — Production 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.