Cereal production in Portugal
Portugal: Cereal production was 1.02 million metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal production in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1.02 million metric tons for cereal production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Portugal peaked at 1.94 million metric tons in 1968 and was at its lowest, 823,082 metric tons, in 2005.
That places Portugal 108th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 million metric tons | 1.35 million metric tons | 1.94 million metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.48 million metric tons | 1.02 million metric tons | 1.93 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 million metric tons | 1.09 million metric tons | 1.83 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 million metric tons | 1.39 million metric tons | 1.79 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million metric tons | 823,082 metric tons | 1.61 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million metric tons | 1.02 million metric tons | 1.36 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million metric tons | 1.02 million metric tons | 1.13 million metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.06 million metric tons compare
- 106 Dominican Republic 1.05 million metric tons compare
- 107 Netherlands 1.04 million metric tons compare
- 109 Guyana 999,000 metric tons compare
- 110 Rwanda 975,199 metric tons compare
- 111 El Salvador 895,000 metric tons compare
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 4.16 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 191,630 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 5,309 kg per hectare (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 179.16 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Portugal?
- Cereal production in Portugal was 1.02 million metric tons in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million metric tons in 1968.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 823,082 metric tons in 2005.
- How does Portugal rank for cereal production?
- Portugal ranks 108th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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 and those used for grazing are excluded.