Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Portugal
Portugal: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 5,309 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Portugal is 5,309 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Portugal peaked at 5,521 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,805 kg per hectare, in 1992.
Portugal ranks 38th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,257 kg per hectare | 1,805 kg per hectare | 2,795 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,958 kg per hectare | 2,114 kg per hectare | 3,590 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,406 kg per hectare | 3,351 kg per hectare | 5,176 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,246 kg per hectare | 4,881 kg per hectare | 5,521 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,530 kg per hectare compare
- 36 Bangladesh 5,408 kg per hectare compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 5,344 kg per hectare compare
- 39 Bulgaria 5,224 kg per hectare compare
- 40 Albania 5,170 kg per hectare compare
- 41 Ukraine 5,148 kg per hectare compare
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.076 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0732 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0732 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0951 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1836 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Portugal?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Portugal was 5,309 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 5,521 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,805 kg per hectare in 1992.
- How does Portugal rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Portugal ranks 38th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.