Sour cherries production in Portugal
In 2024 Portugal produced 20 t of sour cherries, the 37th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 89%. The record was 4,000 t in 1962. Area harvested: 60 ha, yield 0.3 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 20 t
- World rank
- 37 of 38
- 10-year change
- −89%
- Record
- 4,000 t
- 1962
Sour cherries in Portugal, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | −88% | 60 | 0.33 |
| 2023 | 170 | −11% | 100 | 1.70 |
| 2022 | 190 | −17% | 100 | 1.90 |
| 2021 | 230 | +28% | 100 | 2.30 |
| 2020 | 180 | −18% | 100 | 1.80 |
| 2019 | 220 | +47% | 110 | 2.00 |
| 2018 | 150 | −21% | 90 | 1.67 |
| 2017 | 189 | +0.5% | 80 | 2.36 |
| 2016 | 188 | −1.6% | 80 | 2.35 |
| 2015 | 191 | +2.1% | 79 | 2.42 |
| 2014 | 187 | +1.1% | 78 | 2.40 |
| 2013 | 185 | +106% | 78 | 2.37 |
| 2012 | 90 | −4.3% | 42 | 2.14 |
| 2011 | 94 | +4.4% | 42 | 2.24 |
| 2010 | 90 | 0.0% | 42 | 2.14 |
| 2009 | 90 | +67% | 44 | 2.05 |
| 2008 | 54 | +8.0% | 44 | 1.23 |
| 2007 | 50 | −14% | 43 | 1.16 |
| 2006 | 58 | −7.9% | 43 | 1.35 |
| 2005 | 63 | +26% | 42 | 1.50 |
| 2004 | 50 | +2.0% | 40 | 1.25 |
| 2003 | 49 | +17% | 40 | 1.23 |
| 2002 | 42 | 0.0% | 35 | 1.20 |
| 2001 | 42 | −61% | 35 | 1.20 |
| 2000 | 107 | −14% | 52 | 2.06 |
| 1999 | 124 | +134% | 59 | 2.10 |
| 1998 | 53 | −66% | 35 | 1.51 |
| 1997 | 154 | −74% | 67 | 2.30 |
| 1996 | 597 | +2.9% | 395 | 1.51 |
| 1995 | 580 | −9.4% | 400 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 640 | −4.5% | 500 | 1.28 |
| 1993 | 670 | −6.9% | 504 | 1.33 |
| 1992 | 720 | −4.0% | 495 | 1.45 |
| 1991 | 750 | +30% | 480 | 1.56 |
| 1990 | 576 | −4.0% | 471 | 1.22 |
| 1989 | 600 | +50% | 480 | 1.25 |
| 1988 | 400 | −35% | 500 | 0.80 |
| 1987 | 613 | −18% | 517 | 1.19 |
| 1986 | 748 | −23% | 531 | 1.41 |
| 1985 | 972 | +5.0% | 545 | 1.78 |
| 1984 | 926 | −10% | 559 | 1.66 |
| 1983 | 1,029 | −6.0% | 572 | 1.80 |
| 1982 | 1,095 | −1.0% | 585 | 1.87 |
| 1981 | 1,106 | −15% | 600 | 1.84 |
| 1980 | 1,301 | −8.0% | 616 | 2.11 |
| 1979 | 1,414 | +19% | 631 | 2.24 |
| 1978 | 1,188 | −13% | 646 | 1.84 |
| 1977 | 1,366 | −45% | 663 | 2.06 |
| 1976 | 2,483 | +38% | 677 | 3.67 |
| 1975 | 1,799 | +1.5% | 692 | 2.60 |
| 1974 | 1,773 | +3.1% | 700 | 2.53 |
| 1973 | 1,720 | −47% | 720 | 2.39 |
| 1972 | 3,220 | −6.4% | 730 | 4.41 |
| 1971 | 3,440 | −0.9% | 740 | 4.65 |
| 1970 | 3,470 | +32% | 750 | 4.63 |
| 1969 | 2,620 | +93% | 750 | 3.49 |
| 1968 | 1,360 | −32% | 770 | 1.77 |
| 1967 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 720 | 2.78 |
| 1966 | 2,000 | −50% | 700 | 2.86 |
| 1965 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 1,400 | 2.86 |
| 1964 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 1,400 | 2.86 |
| 1963 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 1,400 | 2.86 |
| 1962 | 4,000 | +56% | 1,400 | 2.86 |
| 1961 | 2,556 | — | 800 | 3.20 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 2 t USD 15,000
- Exporter rank
- 38 of 44
- Imports
- 520 t USD 2.5 m
- Importer rank
- 14 of 81
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
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.

