Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 13,460 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 13,460 ha for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in 2017.
The figure is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 132,995 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 224 ha, in 1970.
That places Portugal 128th out of 184 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 393 ha | — |
| 1962 | 425 ha | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 383 ha | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 437 ha | +14.1% |
| 1965 | 402 ha | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 413 ha | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 373 ha | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 386 ha | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 372 ha | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 224 ha | -39.8% |
| 1971 | 29,261 ha | +12962.9% |
| 1972 | 31,054 ha | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 37,670 ha | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 27,770 ha | -26.3% |
| 1975 | 39,750 ha | +43.1% |
| 1976 | 45,324 ha | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 23,985 ha | -47.1% |
| 1978 | 26,681 ha | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 23,013 ha | -13.7% |
| 1980 | 28,382 ha | +23.3% |
| 1981 | 23,982 ha | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 30,210 ha | +26.0% |
| 1983 | 21,965 ha | -27.3% |
| 1984 | 39,818 ha | +81.3% |
| 1985 | 41,253 ha | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 45,242 ha | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 42,753 ha | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 69,185 ha | +61.8% |
| 1989 | 55,338 ha | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 105,019 ha | +89.8% |
| 1991 | 60,275 ha | -42.6% |
| 1992 | 77,029 ha | +27.8% |
| 1993 | 95,015 ha | +23.3% |
| 1994 | 132,995 ha | +40.0% |
| 1995 | 94,375 ha | -29.0% |
| 1996 | 106,187 ha | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 66,593 ha | -37.3% |
| 1998 | 59,706 ha | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 50,134 ha | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 51,840 ha | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 41,523 ha | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 37,582 ha | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 36,628 ha | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 28,367 ha | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 7,069 ha | -75.1% |
| 2006 | 7,783 ha | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 17,620 ha | +126.4% |
| 2008 | 24,378 ha | +38.4% |
| 2009 | 21,346 ha | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 14,003 ha | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 22,418 ha | +60.1% |
| 2012 | 18,030 ha | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 18,088 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 15,554 ha | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 19,929 ha | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 18,214 ha | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 13,460 ha | -26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 398.22 ha | 372 ha | 437 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,473 ha | 224 ha | 45,324 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,813 ha | 21,965 ha | 69,185 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 84,733 ha | 50,134 ha | 132,995 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,414 ha | 7,069 ha | 51,840 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,462 ha | 13,460 ha | 22,418 ha | 8 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Portugal?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Portugal was 13,460 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 132,995 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 224 ha in 1970.
- How does Portugal rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 128th out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.