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Europe > Portugal > Agriculture

PORTUGUESE AGRICULTURE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural growth 98 [109th of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 41.69 % of land area Time series [39th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km 38,150 sq. km Time series [36th of 198]
Agricultural machinery > tractors 169,000 Time series [29th of 190]
Arable and permanent cropland 2,705 thousand hectares [73rd of 148]
Arable land > % of land area 16.77 % of land area Time series [43rd of 199]
Arable land > hectares 1,534,000 hectares Time series [41st of 199]
Cereal production 98 thousand metric tons [109th of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 2,474 kg/ha Time series [84th of 171]
Cotton exports 1 thousand bales [68th of 109]
Cotton production 0 [103rd of 109]
Fertilizer use 84.3 kg [49th of 138]
Food production index 98.9 % Time series [148th of 182]
Labor share 12.3% [105th of 149]
Meat production 689 thousand metric tons [44th of 149]
Pesticide use 5.3 kg [6th of 45]
Products
grain, potatoes, tomatoes, olives, grapes; sheep, cattle, goats, swine, poultry, dairy products; fish
Tractor concentration 62.5 [19th of 147]
Tractors 169,000 [27th of 147]
value added > annual % growth -8.42 % Time series [130th of 164]

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SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; United States Department of Agriculture; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Portugal, Portuguese Republic, Republica Portuguesa

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