Portugal's forest cover fell from 36.6 % in 1994 to 36.2 % in 2023.
Portugal · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Portugal's forest area fell from 33,518 km in 1994 to 33,120 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
64th of 213 · 22nd in Europe & C. Asia
Portugal's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 23.1 % in 2013 to 23.0 % in 2025.
Portugal's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 43.2 % in 1994 to 43.3 % in 2023.
Portugal's arable land (% of land area) fell from 24.0 % in 1994 to 10.1 % in 2023.
Air
Portugal's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 13.5 in 1994 to 8.8 in 2023.
Water
Portugal's water stress fell from 30.4 % in 1993 to 16.1 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
74th of 181 · 22nd in Europe & C. Asia
Portugal's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 3,813 in 1993 to 3,642 in 2022.
Access
Portugal's safe drinking water rose from 93.7 % in 2000 to 95.2 % in 2024.
Portugal's safe sanitation rose from 53.7 % in 2000 to 93.9 % in 2024.