Wheat — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Wheat — Area harvested was 24,110 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested in Portugal stood at 24,110 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 739,797 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 24,110 ha, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 88th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 659,517 ha | — |
| 1962 | 728,236 ha | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 739,797 ha | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 685,144 ha | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 628,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 531,569 ha | -15.4% |
| 1967 | 586,128 ha | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 614,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 567,700 ha | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 601,700 ha | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 514,800 ha | -14.4% |
| 1972 | 511,300 ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 442,100 ha | -13.5% |
| 1974 | 464,400 ha | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 468,523 ha | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 537,229 ha | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 262,704 ha | -51.1% |
| 1978 | 359,522 ha | +36.9% |
| 1979 | 285,600 ha | -20.6% |
| 1980 | 354,575 ha | +24.2% |
| 1981 | 343,511 ha | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 356,153 ha | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 333,824 ha | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 293,288 ha | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 284,715 ha | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 317,376 ha | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 324,310 ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 294,754 ha | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 323,000 ha | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 208,635 ha | -35.4% |
| 1991 | 294,874 ha | +41.3% |
| 1992 | 280,293 ha | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 250,189 ha | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 235,187 ha | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 259,402 ha | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 236,789 ha | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 276,593 ha | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 148,687 ha | -46.2% |
| 1999 | 220,281 ha | +48.2% |
| 2000 | 226,250 ha | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 183,488 ha | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 230,686 ha | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 174,307 ha | -24.4% |
| 2004 | 187,432 ha | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 122,708 ha | -34.5% |
| 2006 | 104,660 ha | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 54,889 ha | -47.6% |
| 2008 | 88,279 ha | +60.8% |
| 2009 | 72,991 ha | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 57,727 ha | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 42,496 ha | -26.4% |
| 2012 | 54,793 ha | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 52,176 ha | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 47,826 ha | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 39,736 ha | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 38,199 ha | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 29,019 ha | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 27,030 ha | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 28,530 ha | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 30,140 ha | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 28,660 ha | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 31,050 ha | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 24,740 ha | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 24,110 ha | -2.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 24,110 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 214,750 ha, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 24,110 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 363,655 ha, 7% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 637,788 ha | 531,569 ha | 739,797 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 444,788 ha | 262,704 ha | 601,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 322,551 ha | 284,715 ha | 356,153 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 241,093 ha | 148,687 ha | 294,874 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 144,569 ha | 54,889 ha | 230,686 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,753 ha | 27,030 ha | 57,727 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,740 ha | 24,110 ha | 31,050 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 wheat — area harvested in Portugal?
- Wheat — area harvested in Portugal was 24,110 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 739,797 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,110 ha in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for wheat — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 88th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. 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 Wheat — 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.