Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested was 3,750 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Portugal is 3,750 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 16,842 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3,000 ha, in 1962.
Portugal ranks 37th of 91 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.
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 3,500 ha | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 3,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1965 | 4,900 ha | +63.3% |
| 1966 | 4,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4,800 ha | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 5,490 ha | +14.4% |
| 1970 | 6,800 ha | +23.9% |
| 1971 | 8,610 ha | +26.6% |
| 1972 | 10,595 ha | +23.1% |
| 1973 | 11,080 ha | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 11,687 ha | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 12,106 ha | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 12,267 ha | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 12,332 ha | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 11,248 ha | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 11,242 ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 10,430 ha | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 9,305 ha | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 8,053 ha | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 8,117 ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 8,442 ha | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 8,454 ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 14,131 ha | +67.2% |
| 1987 | 15,011 ha | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 16,261 ha | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 16,842 ha | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 16,806 ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 16,783 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 16,278 ha | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 15,544 ha | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 14,035 ha | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 13,221 ha | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 11,497 ha | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 9,815 ha | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 8,856 ha | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 7,243 ha | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 7,061 ha | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 6,787 ha | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 6,344 ha | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 5,892 ha | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 5,523 ha | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 5,174 ha | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 4,774 ha | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 4,373 ha | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 4,007 ha | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 3,651 ha | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 3,711 ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3,711 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,783 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3,649 ha | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3,610 ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3,750 ha | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 3,872 ha | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 3,902 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3,740 ha | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 3,780 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 3,790 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3,760 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,830 ha | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3,790 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 3,750 ha | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,332 ha | 3,000 ha | 5,490 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,797 ha | 6,800 ha | 12,332 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,505 ha | 8,053 ha | 16,842 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,008 ha | 7,243 ha | 16,806 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,359 ha | 3,651 ha | 7,061 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,751 ha | 3,610 ha | 3,902 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,784 ha | 3,750 ha | 3,830 ha | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
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- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.96 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Portugal?
- Peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Portugal was 3,750 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 16,842 ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 ha in 1962.
- How does Portugal rank for peaches and nectarines — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 37th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peaches and nectarines — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.