Oats — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Oats — Area harvested was 36,100 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oats — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oats — area harvested in Portugal stood at 36,100 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.0% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oats — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 296,266 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 20,390 ha, in 2023.
Portugal ranks 36th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oats — Area harvested in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 268,141 ha | — |
| 1962 | 287,533 ha | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 296,266 ha | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 242,343 ha | -18.2% |
| 1965 | 270,852 ha | +11.8% |
| 1966 | 217,959 ha | -19.5% |
| 1967 | 226,190 ha | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 224,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 217,900 ha | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 191,900 ha | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 167,700 ha | -12.6% |
| 1972 | 168,249 ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 157,048 ha | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 170,596 ha | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 206,630 ha | +21.1% |
| 1976 | 215,241 ha | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 145,176 ha | -32.6% |
| 1978 | 176,981 ha | +21.9% |
| 1979 | 159,113 ha | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 174,731 ha | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 160,340 ha | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 169,702 ha | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 191,370 ha | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 194,116 ha | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 190,031 ha | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 129,351 ha | -31.9% |
| 1987 | 131,211 ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 111,422 ha | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 122,336 ha | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 87,657 ha | -28.3% |
| 1991 | 91,956 ha | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 75,047 ha | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 92,000 ha | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 74,790 ha | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 73,448 ha | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 70,593 ha | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 75,697 ha | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 48,211 ha | -36.3% |
| 1999 | 83,363 ha | +72.9% |
| 2000 | 85,034 ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 61,344 ha | -27.9% |
| 2002 | 57,127 ha | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 54,101 ha | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 55,801 ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 53,658 ha | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 53,674 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46,064 ha | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 55,233 ha | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 58,447 ha | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 61,748 ha | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 52,351 ha | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 41,122 ha | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 50,192 ha | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 50,540 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 40,415 ha | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 42,411 ha | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 35,435 ha | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 37,330 ha | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 36,580 ha | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 37,270 ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 31,370 ha | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 22,990 ha | -26.7% |
| 2023 | 20,390 ha | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 36,100 ha | +77.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 36,100 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 48,360 ha, 75% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 36,100 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25,510 ha, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250,132 ha | 217,900 ha | 296,266 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 175,863 ha | 145,176 ha | 215,241 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 157,461 ha | 111,422 ha | 194,116 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 77,276 ha | 48,211 ha | 92,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,048 ha | 46,064 ha | 85,034 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,812 ha | 35,435 ha | 61,748 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,624 ha | 20,390 ha | 37,270 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 33 Serbia and Montenegro 46,006 ha compare
- 34 Ethiopia PDR 40,460 ha compare
- 35 Mexico 38,160 ha compare
- 37 South Africa 31,000 ha compare
- 38 Ireland 29,770 ha compare
- 39 Ethiopia 28,172 ha 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 oats — area harvested in Portugal?
- Oats — area harvested in Portugal was 36,100 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oats — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 296,266 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest oats — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,390 ha in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for oats — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 36th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oats — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 Oats — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.