All cereals production in Portugal
In 2024 Portugal produced 1.0 million t of all cereals, the 110th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 24%. The record was 1.9 million t in 1968. Area harvested: 191,630 ha, yield 5.3 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 1.0 million t
- World rank
- 110 of 177
- 10-year change
- −24%
- Record
- 1.9 million t
- 1968
All cereals in Portugal, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Portugal compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.03%
- 0.05% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 5.3
- world 4.2 (+26%)
- kg per person
- 97.6
- world 384
- 10-year change
- −24%
- world +11%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 1,049,757 | 0.03% |
| 109 | Netherlands | 1,044,680 | 0.03% |
| 110 | Portugal | 1,017,320 | 0.03% |
| 111 | Rwanda | 975,199 | 0.03% |
| 112 | El Salvador | 895,000 | 0.03% |
Map of world production of cereals
Share of the world total; Portugal is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,017,320 | −2.4% | 191,630 | 5.31 |
| 2023 | 1,042,410 | +2.4% | 188,820 | 5.52 |
| 2022 | 1,018,080 | −9.6% | 198,170 | 5.14 |
| 2021 | 1,125,650 | +6.8% | 209,240 | 5.38 |
| 2020 | 1,053,530 | −9.3% | 215,830 | 4.88 |
| 2019 | 1,161,140 | +4.2% | 224,310 | 5.18 |
| 2018 | 1,114,440 | −1.0% | 231,740 | 4.81 |
| 2017 | 1,125,906 | −1.1% | 236,552 | 4.76 |
| 2016 | 1,138,085 | −8.2% | 257,348 | 4.42 |
| 2015 | 1,240,203 | −7.0% | 269,207 | 4.61 |
| 2014 | 1,333,258 | −2.1% | 301,916 | 4.42 |
| 2013 | 1,362,407 | +16% | 314,182 | 4.34 |
| 2012 | 1,178,144 | +1.8% | 287,943 | 4.09 |
| 2011 | 1,157,421 | +14% | 283,097 | 4.09 |
| 2010 | 1,019,204 | −8.9% | 304,118 | 3.35 |
| 2009 | 1,118,225 | −15% | 339,898 | 3.29 |
| 2008 | 1,311,584 | +23% | 365,373 | 3.59 |
| 2007 | 1,066,037 | −11% | 312,098 | 3.42 |
| 2006 | 1,197,572 | +45% | 373,193 | 3.21 |
| 2005 | 823,082 | −40% | 389,344 | 2.11 |
| 2004 | 1,374,973 | +15% | 463,646 | 2.97 |
| 2003 | 1,191,546 | −21% | 450,798 | 2.64 |
| 2002 | 1,502,831 | +15% | 514,921 | 2.92 |
| 2001 | 1,303,355 | −19% | 492,715 | 2.65 |
| 2000 | 1,614,404 | −2.5% | 577,921 | 2.79 |
| 1999 | 1,655,612 | +18% | 592,345 | 2.80 |
| 1998 | 1,398,328 | −7.4% | 506,538 | 2.76 |
| 1997 | 1,509,650 | −6.1% | 690,234 | 2.19 |
| 1996 | 1,607,468 | +15% | 652,818 | 2.46 |
| 1995 | 1,394,255 | −14% | 675,657 | 2.06 |
| 1994 | 1,630,319 | +10% | 677,354 | 2.41 |
| 1993 | 1,478,937 | +6.6% | 721,793 | 2.05 |
| 1992 | 1,387,311 | −22% | 768,420 | 1.81 |
| 1991 | 1,789,423 | +25% | 827,647 | 2.16 |
| 1990 | 1,427,010 | −22% | 759,986 | 1.88 |
| 1989 | 1,833,280 | +25% | 908,470 | 2.02 |
| 1988 | 1,465,352 | −15% | 892,395 | 1.64 |
| 1987 | 1,719,077 | +3.8% | 952,621 | 1.80 |
| 1986 | 1,656,348 | +20% | 934,993 | 1.77 |
| 1985 | 1,379,569 | −6.1% | 959,846 | 1.44 |
| 1984 | 1,469,416 | +28% | 984,982 | 1.49 |
| 1983 | 1,145,688 | −11% | 1,062,745 | 1.08 |
| 1982 | 1,291,407 | +19% | 1,071,141 | 1.21 |
| 1981 | 1,089,103 | −23% | 1,037,193 | 1.05 |
| 1980 | 1,407,823 | +24% | 1,104,313 | 1.27 |
| 1979 | 1,134,210 | +1.3% | 1,154,437 | 0.98 |
| 1978 | 1,119,802 | +10% | 1,257,060 | 0.89 |
| 1977 | 1,017,335 | −38% | 1,078,998 | 0.94 |
| 1976 | 1,628,897 | +1.6% | 1,504,934 | 1.08 |
| 1975 | 1,602,626 | +5.1% | 1,408,953 | 1.14 |
| 1974 | 1,524,470 | −0.3% | 1,348,627 | 1.13 |
| 1973 | 1,529,337 | −8.4% | 1,319,749 | 1.16 |
| 1972 | 1,669,134 | −13% | 1,453,278 | 1.15 |
| 1971 | 1,928,939 | +15% | 1,460,112 | 1.32 |
| 1970 | 1,676,672 | +7.8% | 1,614,753 | 1.04 |
| 1969 | 1,555,225 | −20% | 1,631,285 | 0.95 |
| 1968 | 1,941,496 | +8.4% | 1,708,524 | 1.14 |
| 1967 | 1,790,402 | +33% | 1,631,911 | 1.10 |
| 1966 | 1,347,319 | −16% | 1,674,915 | 0.80 |
| 1965 | 1,595,082 | +3.7% | 1,864,134 | 0.86 |
| 1964 | 1,537,996 | −7.6% | 1,888,672 | 0.81 |
| 1963 | 1,665,281 | −5.6% | 2,009,667 | 0.83 |
| 1962 | 1,764,009 | +19% | 2,003,216 | 0.88 |
| 1961 | 1,483,275 | — | 1,889,916 | 0.78 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cereals in Portugal?
Portugal produced 1.0 million t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Portugal rank in the world for production of cereals?
Portugal ranked 110th of 177 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 20.8% of the world total.
How has the production of cereals in Portugal changed?
It fell by 24% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 1.9 million t in 1968.
What is the yield of cereals in Portugal?
5.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.0 million t from 191,630 ha), against a world average of 4.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.