All roots and tubers production in Portugal
In 2024 Portugal produced 357,550 t of all roots and tubers, the 107th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 38%. The record was 1.7 million t in 1987. Area harvested: 16,460 ha, yield 21.7 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 357,550 t
- World rank
- 107 of 192
- 10-year change
- −38%
- Record
- 1.7 million t
- 1987
All roots and tubers in Portugal, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Portugal compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.04%
- 0.07% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 21.7
- world 13.1 (+66%)
- kg per person
- 34.3
- world 116
- 10-year change
- −38%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Libya | 369,147 | 0.04% |
| 106 | Ireland | 368,340 | 0.04% |
| 107 | Portugal | 357,550 | 0.04% |
| 108 | Norway | 354,900 | 0.04% |
| 109 | Armenia | 337,683 | 0.04% |
Map of world production of roots and tubers
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 | 357,550 | +10.0% | 16,460 | 21.72 |
| 2023 | 325,080 | +1.6% | 14,480 | 22.45 |
| 2022 | 319,830 | −23% | 14,510 | 22.04 |
| 2021 | 413,320 | +0.9% | 16,800 | 24.60 |
| 2020 | 409,640 | −3.5% | 17,530 | 23.37 |
| 2019 | 424,290 | −1.7% | 17,990 | 23.58 |
| 2018 | 431,690 | −20% | 20,800 | 20.75 |
| 2017 | 540,563 | +13% | 24,825 | 21.77 |
| 2016 | 476,288 | −7.4% | 24,520 | 19.42 |
| 2015 | 514,095 | −11% | 25,935 | 19.82 |
| 2014 | 575,281 | +13% | 28,843 | 19.95 |
| 2013 | 510,201 | +9.9% | 27,792 | 18.36 |
| 2012 | 464,144 | +14% | 25,943 | 17.89 |
| 2011 | 406,950 | −0.3% | 27,225 | 14.95 |
| 2010 | 408,282 | −17% | 26,880 | 15.19 |
| 2009 | 493,745 | −11% | 30,357 | 16.26 |
| 2008 | 557,781 | −14% | 37,090 | 15.04 |
| 2007 | 650,140 | +4.4% | 40,523 | 16.04 |
| 2006 | 622,791 | +8.4% | 40,311 | 15.45 |
| 2005 | 574,407 | −25% | 40,300 | 14.25 |
| 2004 | 768,281 | +0.6% | 46,777 | 16.42 |
| 2003 | 763,672 | −8.8% | 48,960 | 15.60 |
| 2002 | 837,205 | +9.5% | 53,233 | 15.73 |
| 2001 | 764,461 | −6.3% | 52,336 | 14.61 |
| 2000 | 815,841 | −18% | 60,093 | 13.58 |
| 1999 | 998,559 | +4.3% | 64,976 | 15.37 |
| 1998 | 957,541 | +7.9% | 70,002 | 13.68 |
| 1997 | 887,048 | −27% | 71,974 | 12.32 |
| 1996 | 1,219,279 | −16% | 84,410 | 14.44 |
| 1995 | 1,445,937 | +3.5% | 98,309 | 14.71 |
| 1994 | 1,396,732 | +2.4% | 97,355 | 14.35 |
| 1993 | 1,363,685 | −15% | 98,967 | 13.78 |
| 1992 | 1,611,883 | +11% | 113,725 | 14.17 |
| 1991 | 1,449,033 | +5.7% | 115,961 | 12.50 |
| 1990 | 1,371,028 | −1.2% | 123,735 | 11.08 |
| 1989 | 1,387,591 | +6.0% | 123,762 | 11.21 |
| 1988 | 1,309,152 | −22% | 123,113 | 10.63 |
| 1987 | 1,673,509 | +3.7% | 129,653 | 12.91 |
| 1986 | 1,613,346 | +28% | 126,986 | 12.70 |
| 1985 | 1,263,997 | +11% | 138,392 | 9.13 |
| 1984 | 1,143,599 | +7.6% | 133,999 | 8.53 |
| 1983 | 1,063,167 | −6.2% | 138,761 | 7.66 |
| 1982 | 1,133,248 | +16% | 130,859 | 8.66 |
| 1981 | 976,784 | −23% | 124,225 | 7.86 |
| 1980 | 1,268,168 | +7.7% | 131,713 | 9.63 |
| 1979 | 1,177,083 | −9.0% | 125,889 | 9.35 |
| 1978 | 1,293,109 | −4.9% | 138,393 | 9.34 |
| 1977 | 1,359,300 | +27% | 144,023 | 9.44 |
| 1976 | 1,072,835 | −8.1% | 134,568 | 7.97 |
| 1975 | 1,167,787 | −6.9% | 124,622 | 9.37 |
| 1974 | 1,254,364 | +3.1% | 128,419 | 9.77 |
| 1973 | 1,216,505 | −4.2% | 126,357 | 9.63 |
| 1972 | 1,269,199 | +1.4% | 129,384 | 9.81 |
| 1971 | 1,251,469 | −7.6% | 125,539 | 9.97 |
| 1970 | 1,354,633 | +6.4% | 127,975 | 10.59 |
| 1969 | 1,272,670 | +3.6% | 124,762 | 10.20 |
| 1968 | 1,228,388 | −15% | 123,753 | 9.93 |
| 1967 | 1,448,173 | +36% | 134,891 | 10.74 |
| 1966 | 1,063,706 | +11% | 117,614 | 9.04 |
| 1965 | 955,000 | −21% | 109,411 | 8.73 |
| 1964 | 1,205,100 | +0.3% | 116,931 | 10.31 |
| 1963 | 1,201,300 | +27% | 114,450 | 10.50 |
| 1962 | 945,000 | −15% | 108,957 | 8.67 |
| 1961 | 1,107,096 | — | 115,417 | 9.59 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of roots and tubers in Portugal?
Portugal produced 357,550 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Portugal rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?
Portugal ranked 107th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.
How has the production of roots and tubers in Portugal changed?
It fell by 38% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 1.7 million t in 1987.
What is the yield of roots and tubers in Portugal?
21.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (357,550 t from 16,460 ha), against a world average of 13.1 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.