Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Portugal

Portugal: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 13,460 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
13,460 ha
Change on year
down 26.1%
World rank
128th
of 184 countries
All-time high
132,995 ha
in 1994
All-time low
224 ha
in 1970
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2017

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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

Annual values for Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 125 Belize 18,132 ha compare
  2. 126 Algeria 18,021 ha compare
  3. 127 Israel 15,203 ha compare
  4. 129 Ireland 10,100 ha compare
  5. 130 Cuba 8,205 ha compare
  6. 131 Libya 8,080 ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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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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Indicator
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,029 data points, 1961–2024
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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.