Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 371,736 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Portugal is 371,736 ha, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 473,667 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 224 ha, in 1970.
That places Portugal 67th out of 186 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, Oil 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 | 391,253 ha | +882.6% |
| 1986 | 384,753 ha | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 382,588 ha | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 409,446 ha | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 395,853 ha | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 442,208 ha | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 394,032 ha | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 415,977 ha | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 435,594 ha | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 473,667 ha | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 427,519 ha | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 442,808 ha | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 405,007 ha | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 406,977 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 419,166 ha | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 419,191 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 403,129 ha | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 391,622 ha | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 386,692 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 375,643 ha | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 355,495 ha | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 355,684 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 364,989 ha | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 371,518 ha | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 365,545 ha | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 357,222 ha | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 368,101 ha | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 365,322 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 369,858 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 367,904 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 371,269 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 374,397 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 371,736 ha | -0.7% |
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 | 210,825 ha | 21,965 ha | 409,446 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 426,296 ha | 394,032 ha | 473,667 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 378,951 ha | 355,495 ha | 419,191 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 368,226 ha | 357,222 ha | 374,397 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 64 Central African Republic 440,755 ha compare
- 65 Zambia 401,297 ha compare
- 66 Egypt 383,466 ha compare
- 68 Zimbabwe 348,823 ha compare
- 69 Yugoslav SFR 335,263 ha compare
- 70 Serbia and Montenegro 334,005 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Portugal?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Portugal was 371,736 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 473,667 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 224 ha in 1970.
- How does Portugal rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, Oil 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.