Egg production, per square kilometre in Portugal
Portugal: Egg production, per square kilometre was 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Egg production, per square kilometre in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre for egg production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3366 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Portugal 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Egg production, per square kilometre in Portugal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3366 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3443 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3508 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3574 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3639 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3705 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3781 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3851 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3922 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3994 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4066 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4088 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4381 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4669 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4888 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4891 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5705 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6096 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6645 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.674 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6945 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7377 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6804 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6062 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.781 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1986 | 0.789 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7957 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8039 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8503 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8699 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per square kilometre in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +28.8% | 0.6062 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.781 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3643 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3366 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3922 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4942 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3994 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6645 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7413 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6062 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8503 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8699 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 35 Austria 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 36 Turkey 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Lucia 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 39 Mexico 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 40 Brunei 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 41 France 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per square kilometre in Portugal?
- Egg production, per square kilometre in Portugal was 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3366 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for egg production, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is egg production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.