Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Pulses, Total — Area harvested was 30,200 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 30,200 ha for pulses, total — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 576.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 579,701 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 4,467 ha, in 2014.
That places Portugal 93rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 576,745 ha | — |
| 1962 | 576,911 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 579,701 ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 578,248 ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 563,891 ha | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 559,743 ha | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 517,391 ha | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 498,676 ha | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 484,371 ha | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 470,854 ha | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 425,884 ha | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 418,461 ha | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 395,234 ha | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 392,301 ha | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 391,224 ha | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 365,286 ha | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 339,779 ha | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 369,261 ha | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 339,284 ha | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 355,765 ha | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 307,191 ha | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 313,272 ha | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 291,834 ha | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 265,273 ha | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 246,155 ha | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 93,161 ha | -62.2% |
| 1987 | 92,467 ha | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 87,774 ha | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 90,490 ha | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 84,475 ha | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 83,787 ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 66,641 ha | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 59,922 ha | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 57,594 ha | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 55,216 ha | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 52,100 ha | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 47,278 ha | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 42,902 ha | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 23,884 ha | -44.3% |
| 2000 | 20,053 ha | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 18,017 ha | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 16,293 ha | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 15,937 ha | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 14,105 ha | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 10,987 ha | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 10,542 ha | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 9,999 ha | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 7,704 ha | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 5,841 ha | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 5,490 ha | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 4,865 ha | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 5,226 ha | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 4,592 ha | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 4,467 ha | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 5,227 ha | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 5,500 ha | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 5,811 ha | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 25,413 ha | +337.3% |
| 2019 | 18,000 ha | -29.2% |
| 2020 | 18,970 ha | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 20,410 ha | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 23,330 ha | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 29,520 ha | +26.5% |
| 2024 | 30,200 ha | +2.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 30,200 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,874 ha, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 30,200 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22,184 ha, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +337.3% | 5,811 ha | 25,413 ha |
| 1986 | -62.2% | 246,155 ha | 93,161 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 548,409 ha | 484,371 ha | 579,701 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 390,757 ha | 339,284 ha | 470,854 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 214,338 ha | 87,774 ha | 355,765 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,380 ha | 23,884 ha | 84,475 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,948 ha | 5,841 ha | 20,053 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,459 ha | 4,467 ha | 25,413 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,486 ha | 18,970 ha | 30,200 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 pulses, total — area harvested in Portugal?
- Pulses, total — area harvested in Portugal was 30,200 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 579,701 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,467 ha in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for pulses, total — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 93rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 576.1%. 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 Pulses, Total — 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.