> 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%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/portugal/

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# 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, 2024357,550 t
World rank107 of 192
10-year change−38%
Record1.7 million t1987

## All roots and tubers in Portugal, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Portugal compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.04%0.07% in 2014
Yield, t/ha21.7world 13.1 (+66%)
kg per person34.3world 116
10-year change−38%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 105 | [Libya](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/libya/) | 369,147 | 0.04% |
| 106 | [Ireland](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ireland/) | 368,340 | 0.04% |
| 107 | **Portugal** | 357,550 | 0.04% |
| 108 | [Norway](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/norway/) | 354,900 | 0.04% |
| 109 | [Armenia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/armenia/) | 337,683 | 0.04% |

[Full ranking of 192 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

### Map of world production of roots and tubers

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/china/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/nigeria/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/india/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/dr-congo/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ghana/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/thailand/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/brazil/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ukraine/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/united-states/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/indonesia/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/russia/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/cote-divoire/)
[All countries producing all roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

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[Agricultural production in Portugal](https://husfarm.com/production/country/portugal/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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