Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0086 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal is 0.0086 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0107 sq. km per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places Portugal 127th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.009 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.009 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0086 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 sq. km per person, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0086 sq. km per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0122 sq. km per person, 71% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0103 sq. km per person | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.0105 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.0092 sq. km per person | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0092 sq. km per person | 0.009 sq. km per person | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0088 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.009 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.009 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 0.009 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1718 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9315 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3789 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Portugal was 0.0086 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 127th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.