Portugal - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Portugal was 1,125,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,507,000 in 1961 and a minimum value of 1,124,000 in 2007.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,507,000 |
| 1962 | 2,503,000 |
| 1963 | 2,499,000 |
| 1964 | 2,495,000 |
| 1965 | 2,491,000 |
| 1966 | 2,487,000 |
| 1967 | 2,483,000 |
| 1968 | 2,479,000 |
| 1969 | 2,475,000 |
| 1970 | 2,471,000 |
| 1971 | 2,467,000 |
| 1972 | 2,463,000 |
| 1973 | 2,458,000 |
| 1974 | 2,453,000 |
| 1975 | 2,448,000 |
| 1976 | 2,443,000 |
| 1977 | 2,438,000 |
| 1978 | 2,433,000 |
| 1979 | 2,428,000 |
| 1980 | 2,423,000 |
| 1981 | 2,418,000 |
| 1982 | 2,413,000 |
| 1983 | 2,408,000 |
| 1984 | 2,403,000 |
| 1985 | 2,398,000 |
| 1986 | 2,393,000 |
| 1987 | 2,388,000 |
| 1988 | 2,383,000 |
| 1989 | 2,378,000 |
| 1990 | 2,344,000 |
| 1991 | 2,309,000 |
| 1992 | 2,275,000 |
| 1993 | 2,240,000 |
| 1994 | 2,200,000 |
| 1995 | 2,153,000 |
| 1996 | 2,000,000 |
| 1997 | 1,882,000 |
| 1998 | 1,900,000 |
| 1999 | 1,715,000 |
| 2000 | 1,632,000 |
| 2001 | 1,599,000 |
| 2002 | 1,610,000 |
| 2003 | 1,533,000 |
| 2004 | 1,537,000 |
| 2005 | 1,262,000 |
| 2006 | 1,258,000 |
| 2007 | 1,124,000 |
| 2008 | 1,175,000 |
| 2009 | 1,125,000 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Portugal was 0.11 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.29 in 1971 and a minimum value of 0.11 in 2009.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.28 |
| 1962 | 0.28 |
| 1963 | 0.28 |
| 1964 | 0.28 |
| 1965 | 0.28 |
| 1966 | 0.28 |
| 1967 | 0.28 |
| 1968 | 0.28 |
| 1969 | 0.28 |
| 1970 | 0.28 |
| 1971 | 0.29 |
| 1972 | 0.29 |
| 1973 | 0.28 |
| 1974 | 0.28 |
| 1975 | 0.27 |
| 1976 | 0.26 |
| 1977 | 0.26 |
| 1978 | 0.25 |
| 1979 | 0.25 |
| 1980 | 0.25 |
| 1981 | 0.25 |
| 1982 | 0.24 |
| 1983 | 0.24 |
| 1984 | 0.24 |
| 1985 | 0.24 |
| 1986 | 0.24 |
| 1987 | 0.24 |
| 1988 | 0.24 |
| 1989 | 0.24 |
| 1990 | 0.23 |
| 1991 | 0.23 |
| 1992 | 0.23 |
| 1993 | 0.22 |
| 1994 | 0.22 |
| 1995 | 0.21 |
| 1996 | 0.20 |
| 1997 | 0.19 |
| 1998 | 0.19 |
| 1999 | 0.17 |
| 2000 | 0.16 |
| 2001 | 0.16 |
| 2002 | 0.16 |
| 2003 | 0.15 |
| 2004 | 0.15 |
| 2005 | 0.12 |
| 2006 | 0.12 |
| 2007 | 0.11 |
| 2008 | 0.11 |
| 2009 | 0.11 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Portugal was 12.30 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 27.40 in 1961, while its lowest value was 12.29 in 2007.
Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.40 |
| 1962 | 27.36 |
| 1963 | 27.31 |
| 1964 | 27.27 |
| 1965 | 27.22 |
| 1966 | 27.18 |
| 1967 | 27.14 |
| 1968 | 27.09 |
| 1969 | 27.05 |
| 1970 | 27.01 |
| 1971 | 26.96 |
| 1972 | 26.92 |
| 1973 | 26.86 |
| 1974 | 26.81 |
| 1975 | 26.75 |
| 1976 | 26.70 |
| 1977 | 26.64 |
| 1978 | 26.59 |
| 1979 | 26.54 |
| 1980 | 26.48 |
| 1981 | 26.43 |
| 1982 | 26.37 |
| 1983 | 26.32 |
| 1984 | 26.26 |
| 1985 | 26.21 |
| 1986 | 26.15 |
| 1987 | 26.10 |
| 1988 | 26.04 |
| 1989 | 25.99 |
| 1990 | 25.62 |
| 1991 | 25.23 |
| 1992 | 24.86 |
| 1993 | 24.48 |
| 1994 | 24.04 |
| 1995 | 23.53 |
| 1996 | 21.86 |
| 1997 | 20.57 |
| 1998 | 20.77 |
| 1999 | 18.74 |
| 2000 | 17.84 |
| 2001 | 17.48 |
| 2002 | 17.60 |
| 2003 | 16.75 |
| 2004 | 16.80 |
| 2005 | 13.80 |
| 2006 | 13.75 |
| 2007 | 12.29 |
| 2008 | 12.85 |
| 2009 | 12.30 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
