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Agricultural land in Portugal

Agricultural land in Portugal was 41.3% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.5 pts from 2023. That is the 16th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

202441.3% Estimated
Change on 2023-0.5 pts
Rank16th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high43.81988
Series low39.21997

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Agricultural land in Portugal, 1961 to 2024

39404142434419611971198119912001201120241961: 42.4 %1962: 42.4 %1963: 42.5 %1964: 42.6 %1965: 42.6 %1966: 42.7 %1967: 42.7 %1968: 42.8 %1969: 42.9 %1970: 42.9 %1971: 43 %1972: 43.1 %1973: 43.1 %1974: 43.2 %1975: 43.2 %1976: 43.3 %1977: 43.3 %1978: 43.4 %1979: 43.5 %1980: 43.5 %1981: 43.5 %1982: 43.6 %1983: 43.6 %1984: 43.6 %1985: 43.7 %1986: 43.7 %1987: 43.7 %1988: 43.8 %1989: 43.8 %1990: 43.3 %1991: 42.8 %1992: 42.4 %1993: 43.3 %1994: 43.2 %1995: 42.9 %1996: 40.8 %1997: 39.2 %1998: 40.7 %1999: 42.2 %2000: 43.2 %2001: 42.1 %2002: 42.4 %2003: 41.7 %2004: 42.3 %2005: 41.8 %2006: 41.1 %2007: 40 %2008: 40.7 %2009: 40.4 %2010: 39.9 %2011: 39.8 %2012: 40 %2013: 40.6 %2014: 40.4 %2015: 40.4 %2016: 39.7 %2017: 40.5 %2018: 41 %2019: 43.3 %2020: 43.3 %2021: 43.5 %2022: 43 %2023: 41.8 %2024: 41.3 %3840424419611983200520241961: 42.4 %1962: 42.4 %1963: 42.5 %1964: 42.6 %1965: 42.6 %1966: 42.7 %1967: 42.7 %1968: 42.8 %1969: 42.9 %1970: 42.9 %1971: 43 %1972: 43.1 %1973: 43.1 %1974: 43.2 %1975: 43.2 %1976: 43.3 %1977: 43.3 %1978: 43.4 %1979: 43.5 %1980: 43.5 %1981: 43.5 %1982: 43.6 %1983: 43.6 %1984: 43.6 %1985: 43.7 %1986: 43.7 %1987: 43.7 %1988: 43.8 %1989: 43.8 %1990: 43.3 %1991: 42.8 %1992: 42.4 %1993: 43.3 %1994: 43.2 %1995: 42.9 %1996: 40.8 %1997: 39.2 %1998: 40.7 %1999: 42.2 %2000: 43.2 %2001: 42.1 %2002: 42.4 %2003: 41.7 %2004: 42.3 %2005: 41.8 %2006: 41.1 %2007: 40 %2008: 40.7 %2009: 40.4 %2010: 39.9 %2011: 39.8 %2012: 40 %2013: 40.6 %2014: 40.4 %2015: 40.4 %2016: 39.7 %2017: 40.5 %2018: 41 %2019: 43.3 %2020: 43.3 %2021: 43.5 %2022: 43 %2023: 41.8 %2024: 41.3 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
202441.3 Estimated
202341.8 Estimated
202243 Estimated
202143.5 Estimated
202043.3 Estimated
201943.3 Estimated
201841 Estimated
201740.5 Estimated
201639.7 Estimated
201540.4 Estimated
201440.4 Estimated
201340.6 Estimated
201240 Estimated
201139.8 Estimated
201039.9 Estimated
200940.4 Estimated
200840.7 Estimated
200740 Estimated
200641.1 Estimated
200541.8 Estimated
200442.3 Estimated
200341.7 Estimated
200242.4 Estimated
200142.1 Estimated
200043.2 Estimated
199942.2 Estimated
199840.7 Estimated
199739.2 Estimated
199640.8 Estimated
199542.9 Estimated
199443.2 Estimated
199343.3 Estimated
199242.4 Estimated
199142.8 Estimated
199043.3 Estimated
198943.8 Estimated
198843.8 Estimated
198743.7 Estimated
198643.7 Estimated
198543.7 Estimated
198443.6 Estimated
198343.6 Estimated
198243.6 Estimated
198143.5 Estimated
198043.5 Estimated
197943.5 Estimated
197843.4 Estimated
197743.3 Estimated
197643.3 Estimated
197543.2 Estimated
197443.2 Estimated
197343.1 Estimated
197243.1 Estimated
197143 Estimated
197042.9 Estimated
196942.9 Estimated
196842.8 Estimated
196742.7 Estimated
196642.7 Estimated
196542.6 Estimated
196442.6 Estimated
196342.5 Estimated
196242.4 Estimated
196142.4 Estimated

Portugal compared with nearby places

Austria: 31.1 %Belgium: 44.4 %Bulgaria: 46.2 %Cyprus: 13.6 %Czechia: 45.8 %Germany: 47.4 %Denmark: 65.1 %Estonia: 23 %Spain: 49.3 %Finland: 7.4 %France: 52.8 %Greece: 38.9 %Croatia: 26.2 %Hungary: 55.5 %Ireland: 65.2 %Italy: 43.6 %Lithuania: 45.7 %Luxembourg: 51.7 %Latvia: 31.7 %Malta: 25.5 %Netherlands: 53.4 %Poland: 46.2 %Portugal: 41.3 %Romania: 55.2 %Sweden: 7.3 %Slovenia: 30.4 %Slovakia: 37.8 %
  • Under 27
  • 27 to 40
  • 40 to 46
  • 46 to 53
  • 53 and over
Agricultural land, 2024, %. Portugal is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, Portugal, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Portugal, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/portugal. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, Portugal, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/portugal.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Portugal, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/portugal (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the agricultural land in Portugal?

Agricultural land in Portugal was 41.3% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.5 pts from 2023. That is the 16th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in Portugal?

43.8% in 1988, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Agricultural land elsewhere in European Union (27)

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