Rye yields in Portugal
Portugal: Rye yields was 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rye yields in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rye yields in Portugal stood at 1.02 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Portugal peaked at 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3995 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 58th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6239 tonnes per hectare | 0.3995 tonnes per hectare | 0.8334 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6617 tonnes per hectare | 0.5413 tonnes per hectare | 0.7537 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9075 tonnes per hectare | 0.6978 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8702 tonnes per hectare | 0.5825 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.935 tonnes per hectare | 0.644 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.7578 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.8819 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 4.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 191,630 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rye yields in Portugal?
- Rye yields in Portugal was 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3995 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for rye yields?
- Portugal ranks 58th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.