Wheat yields in Portugal
Portugal: Wheat yields was 3.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat yields in Portugal stood at 3.37 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 140.8% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Portugal peaked at 3.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6087 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
Portugal ranks 52nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8657 tonnes per hectare | 0.6087 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.7084 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.9276 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.6644 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 49 Finland 3.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 50 United States 3.45 tonnes per hectare compare
- 51 North Macedonia 3.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 53 Canada 3.37 tonnes per hectare compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 3.35 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 Pakistan 3.27 tonnes per hectare compare
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 wheat yields in Portugal?
- Wheat yields in Portugal was 3.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6087 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Portugal rank for wheat yields?
- Portugal ranks 52nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.