Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Portugal
Portugal: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 68.79 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 68.79 for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Portugal peaked at 334.59 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 61.58, in 2022.
That places Portugal 149th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 247.88 | — |
| 1962 | 211.13 | -14.8% |
| 1963 | 268.64 | +27.2% |
| 1964 | 269.38 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 212.95 | -20.9% |
| 1966 | 237.74 | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 325.46 | +36.9% |
| 1968 | 276.92 | -14.9% |
| 1969 | 288.84 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 310.68 | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 286.25 | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 286.1 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 270.43 | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 275.15 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 252.57 | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 228.64 | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 286.49 | +25.3% |
| 1978 | 269.05 | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 242.01 | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 258.23 | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 197.55 | -23.5% |
| 1982 | 228.28 | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 213.04 | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 229 | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 252.45 | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 322.6 | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 334.59 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 261.54 | -21.8% |
| 1989 | 277.32 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 274.4 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 290.61 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 323.67 | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 273.24 | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 279.33 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 288.28 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 242.16 | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 175.17 | -27.7% |
| 1998 | 188.25 | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 195.29 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 158.36 | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 147.29 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 160.48 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 145.74 | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 146.24 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 108.91 | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 117.89 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 122.81 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 105.04 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 92.89 | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 76.71 | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 76.85 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.02 | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 97.19 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 109.8 | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 98.62 | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 91.59 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 104.19 | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 83.86 | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 82.28 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 79.23 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 79.78 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 61.58 | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 62.51 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 68.79 | +10.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 68.79 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.38, 76% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 68.79 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.04, 72% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 259.88 | 211.13 | 325.46 | 9 |
| 1970s | 270.74 | 228.64 | 310.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 257.46 | 197.55 | 334.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 253.04 | 175.17 | 323.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 130.56 | 92.89 | 160.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.91 | 76.71 | 109.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.38 | 61.58 | 79.78 | 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 roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Portugal?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Portugal was 68.79 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 334.59 in 1987.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.58 in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Portugal ranks 149th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.