Agricultural land in Portugal
Agricultural land made up 41.3% of the land area of Portugal in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2018.
Portugal, 2024
41.3%
Change from 2023
−0.5percentage points
European Union, 2023
40.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
44.4%
Position in 2024
91st of 208
Agricultural land in Portugal over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.3% | – |
| 2023 | 41.8% | 40.3% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | 40.7% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | 40.8% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | 40.8% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | 41.4% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | 41.1% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | 41.2% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | 41.2% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | 41.4% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | 41.5% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | 42.0% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | 42.3% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | 42.5% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | 42.9% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | 43.2% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | 43.0% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | 43.5% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | 43.9% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | 43.9% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | 44.2% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | 44.7% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | 45.3% |
| 2000 | 43.2% | 45.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 41.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 40.4%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 91st highest value.
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36.6%
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Cereal yield
5,309 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Area under organic farming
21.2%e (Estimated)
2024 · Eurostat
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.30e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
14.4%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
4.82e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT