Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 5,720 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Portugal stood at 5,720 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 94.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 5,720 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,400 ha, in 1986.
That places Portugal 25th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,800 ha | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,400 ha | +13.3% |
| 1969 | 3,430 ha | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 3,470 ha | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 3,590 ha | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 3,690 ha | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 3,910 ha | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 4,145 ha | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 4,363 ha | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 4,272 ha | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 4,390 ha | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 4,493 ha | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 4,596 ha | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 4,730 ha | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 4,848 ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 3,173 ha | -34.6% |
| 1983 | 2,252 ha | -29.0% |
| 1984 | 2,281 ha | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 2,382 ha | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 1,400 ha | -41.2% |
| 1987 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 1,700 ha | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 1,850 ha | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 1,950 ha | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 2,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 2,040 ha | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 2,081 ha | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2,086 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,118 ha | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,134 ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2,143 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3,079 ha | +43.7% |
| 2000 | 3,009 ha | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 2,956 ha | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2,931 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,876 ha | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2,844 ha | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,808 ha | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2,773 ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 2,738 ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2,717 ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,693 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,698 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,697 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,847 ha | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 2,922 ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2,946 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3,287 ha | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 3,315 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3,537 ha | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 3,850 ha | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 5,370 ha | +39.5% |
| 2020 | 5,400 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5,610 ha | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 5,490 ha | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 5,600 ha | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 5,720 ha | +2.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 5,720 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,075 ha, 5.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 5,720 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,869 ha, 3.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Walnuts, in shell — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -41.2% | 2,382 ha | 1,400 ha |
| 1999 | +43.7% | 2,143 ha | 3,079 ha |
| 2019 | +39.5% | 3,850 ha | 5,370 ha |
| 1982 | -34.6% | 4,848 ha | 3,173 ha |
| 1983 | -29.0% | 3,173 ha | 2,252 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,937 ha | 2,600 ha | 3,430 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,092 ha | 3,470 ha | 4,596 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,612 ha | 1,400 ha | 4,848 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,173 ha | 1,950 ha | 3,079 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,834 ha | 2,693 ha | 3,009 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,347 ha | 2,697 ha | 5,370 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,564 ha | 5,400 ha | 5,720 ha | 5 |
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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 walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Portugal?
- Walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Portugal was 5,720 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest walnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 5,720 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest walnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,400 ha in 1986.
- How does Portugal rank for walnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is walnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.2%. 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, published as part of Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.