Quinces — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Quinces — Area harvested was 728 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Quinces — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, quinces — area harvested in Portugal stood at 728 ha.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quinces — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 1,745 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 170 ha, in 1997.
That places Portugal 16th out of 55 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.
Quinces — Area harvested in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,320 ha | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 1,340 ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 1,360 ha | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 1,380 ha | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 1,400 ha | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,450 ha | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 1,480 ha | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 1,480 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,510 ha | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 1,570 ha | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 1,610 ha | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1,619 ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1,632 ha | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1,647 ha | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1,658 ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1,669 ha | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1,698 ha | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1,718 ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 1,731 ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1,734 ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1,728 ha | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1,725 ha | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,721 ha | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1,716 ha | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1,745 ha | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 500 ha | -71.3% |
| 1989 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 513 ha | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 400 ha | -22.0% |
| 1995 | 211 ha | -47.2% |
| 1996 | 180 ha | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 170 ha | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 170 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 247 ha | +45.3% |
| 2000 | 249 ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 246 ha | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 246 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 254 ha | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 272 ha | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 282 ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 343 ha | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 420 ha | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 549 ha | +30.7% |
| 2009 | 595 ha | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 594 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 596 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 611 ha | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 616 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 623 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 819 ha | +31.5% |
| 2016 | 781 ha | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 728 ha | -6.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 728 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 156 ha, 4.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 728 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 287 ha, 2.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Quinces — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -71.3% | 1,745 ha | 500 ha |
| 1995 | -47.2% | 400 ha | 211 ha |
| 1999 | +45.3% | 170 ha | 247 ha |
| 2015 | +31.5% | 623 ha | 819 ha |
| 2008 | +30.7% | 420 ha | 549 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,381 ha | 1,300 ha | 1,480 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,609 ha | 1,480 ha | 1,698 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,482 ha | 500 ha | 1,745 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 339.1 ha | 170 ha | 513 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 345.6 ha | 246 ha | 595 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 671 ha | 594 ha | 819 ha | 8 |
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 quinces — area harvested in Portugal?
- Quinces — area harvested in Portugal was 728 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest quinces — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,745 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest quinces — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 170 ha in 1997.
- How does Portugal rank for quinces — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 16th out of 55 countries with data for 2017.
- Is quinces — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. 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 Quinces — 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.