Deforestation statistics for Portugal



Portugal: Demographic data

Population (2022)10,196,709
Annual population growth rate (2022)-0.30%
Population density (people/sq km)111
Net migration-6,000
Fertility rate1.3
Median age46
Urban population share66%


Portugal: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 91,590
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 2,302,490
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 25.1%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 1,089,224
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 47.3%


Portugal: Annual forest and tree cover data

Portugal: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 24,405
2002: 34,903
2003: 26,840
2004: 55,315
2005: 38,935
2006: 42,566
2007: 36,322
2008: 33,615
2009: 39,860
2010: 48,401
2011: 26,673
2012: 58,236
2013: 51,884
2014: 60,259
2015: 46,097
2016: 94,647
2017: 173,895
2018: 97,437
2019: 36,886
2020: 62,045




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Aveiro138,9087,72717,28922,08438,75585,85561.8%
Guarda126,54910,1358,3508,76922,96050,21439.7%
Leiria149,1289,11616,82018,66239,15483,75356.2%
Lisboa36,9723,3482,9874,3945,27516,00643.3%
Madeira14,526203184260797265.0%
Portalegre69,16610,4176,8856,0708,05231,42345.4%
Porto74,0834,5527,53011,36315,57639,02152.7%
Santarém166,83526,30817,56419,77233,43597,07858.2%
Setúbal77,3917,0889,7455,8136,60829,25437.8%
Viana do Castelo103,7353,1747,78611,42018,67941,06039.6%
Vila Real133,6648,79812,54611,67215,84948,86436.6%
Viseu229,79511,30718,81330,36855,003115,49150.3%
Beja100,87710,0566,8657,47711,32235,72035.4%
Braga112,8194,8098,92614,38520,84848,96643.4%
Bragança143,1975,6446,03110,08611,37833,14023.1%
Castelo Branco213,22129,11716,82216,38559,461121,78557.1%
Coimbra220,63614,00622,83827,70975,521140,07463.5%
Évora56,1015,5884,5332,9274,80317,85031.8%
Faro134,8789,0038,25113,53322,15152,93939.2%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
FaroMonchique29,1942,7011,8323,37910,65118,56463.6%
AveiroMealhada4,8273618197741,0793,03362.8%
AveiroMurtosa1,520177850524684755.7%
AveiroOliveira de Azeméis8,8054119001,7131,5864,61052.4%
AveiroOliveira do Bairro2,6621623714044801,41753.2%
AveiroOvar6,0593385897837852,49541.2%
AveiroSanta Maria da Feira9,7814341,1121,6702,0075,22253.4%
AveiroSão João da Madeira1016122685251.5%
AveiroSever do Vouga10,1144001,3951,8251,9775,59755.3%
AveiroVagos5,8932746915101,4972,97250.4%
AveiroVale de Cambra10,1633451,3021,0452,6955,38753.0%
AveiroAlbergaria-a-Velha9,2224891,3192,0861,9895,88363.8%
AveiroAnadia9,5201,0121,8701,5392,6837,10474.6%
AveiroArouca23,1691,2171,7823,07010,29216,36070.6%
AveiroAveiro3,8522347783778002,18956.8%
AveiroCastelo de Paiva7,2474527899103,4635,61377.5%
AveiroEspinho51117475213024648.1%
AveiroEstarreja3,5931693834845391,57543.8%
AveiroÍlhavo1,129781228519147642.2%
GuardaAguiar da Beira8,2065484821,0791,1993,30840.3%
GuardaPinhel4,7118672911293871,67435.5%
GuardaSabugal23,7832,0861,5479271,7026,26226.3%
GuardaSeia22,6541,4551,5922,3107,58812,94457.1%
GuardaTrancoso7,0936617716801,1903,30346.6%
GuardaVila Nova de Foz Côa2,242106478518542318.9%
GuardaAlmeida3,55630215810916072920.5%
GuardaCelorico da Beira5,0303502472015401,33826.6%
GuardaFigueira de Castelo Rodrigo4,5716061754343131,52833.4%
GuardaFornos de Algodres3,4302943083097001,61147.0%
GuardaGouveia12,9625678751,3526,0278,82268.1%
GuardaGuarda19,2902,1321,2015092,3036,14431.9%
GuardaManteigas6,949504895685311,63723.6%
GuardaMêda2,0731131667813549123.7%
LeiriaAlcobaça14,6745201,4171,9782,6696,58344.9%
LeiriaMarinha Grande10,9491,6178329485,9359,33285.2%
LeiriaNazaré3,2331822965823821,44244.6%
LeiriaÓbidos3,6713736716265312,20160.0%
LeiriaPedrógão Grande9,9934251,0441,3195,5558,34283.5%
LeiriaPeniche60624305211221936.1%
LeiriaPombal29,4052,0895,2884,1385,12716,64256.6%
LeiriaPorto de Mós6,9312676093026411,82026.3%
LeiriaAlvaiázere8,1063334007101,1652,60832.2%
LeiriaAnsião8,5741934746648022,13324.9%
LeiriaBatalha3,7403644003124841,56041.7%
LeiriaBombarral78130299313028236.1%
LeiriaCaldas da Rainha7,1173065221,1011,4883,41848.0%
LeiriaCastanheira de Pêra5,3851843206762,3043,48564.7%
LeiriaFigueiró dos Vinhos13,0518177981,7956,87510,28578.8%
LeiriaLeiria22,9111,3933,6893,3654,95413,40158.5%
LisboaAlenquer3,3614303094636011,80453.7%
LisboaMafra5,5085562645866902,09638.1%
LisboaOdivelas100262192929.0%
LisboaOeiras10645031110.4%
LisboaSintra5,7441173213224731,23321.5%
LisboaSobral de Monte Agraço4362719588618943.3%
LisboaTorres Vedras4,5286397447878733,04267.2%
LisboaVila Franca de Xira1,7193331658521312.4%
LisboaAmadora76636102431.6%
LisboaArruda dos Vinhos38712210305514.2%
LisboaAzambuja4,6785914757097802,55554.6%
LisboaCadaval5,6127626489401,0833,43361.2%
LisboaCascais98619278512025225.6%
LisboaLisboa70213317243.4%
LisboaLoures1,776503213019140322.7%
LisboaLourinhã1,253899722922564151.2%
MadeiraCalheta1,96723322416954.8%
MadeiraSantana3,151585445141715.4%
MadeiraSão Vicente3,00339343511103.7%
MadeiraCâmara de Lobos181021142.2%
MadeiraFunchal162130484.9%
MadeiraMachico1,813309419894.9%
MadeiraPonta do Sol5584855223.9%
MadeiraPorto Moniz2,028618166472.3%
MadeiraPorto Santo37333660010026.8%
MadeiraRibeira Brava9646163012636.5%
MadeiraSanta Cruz3273229175.2%
PortalegreAlter do Chão1,491333731708966544.6%
PortalegreMarvão5,3522992273175771,41926.5%
PortalegreMonforte59021918126010.2%
PortalegreNisa10,3792,3111,2239131,5556,00157.8%
PortalegrePonte de Sôr9,2161,3099419407893,97943.2%
PortalegrePortalegre13,0921,3121,1339801,3544,77836.5%
PortalegreSousel9003222278116218.0%
PortalegreArronches1,005122111744835435.2%
PortalegreAvis4,1303251573692681,11927.1%
PortalegreCampo Maior245581322711.0%
PortalegreCastelo de Vide3,93636117926916697624.8%
PortalegreCrato4,7071,1088445926713,21568.3%
PortalegreElvas1,3768446864926519.3%
PortalegreFronteira84766213610322626.7%
PortalegreGavião11,8992,7301,8931,2652,2888,17668.7%
PortoAmarante15,3584461,2672,8131,9976,52342.5%
PortoParedes5,1535256748951,1903,28563.7%
PortoPenafiel7,3914435601,1472,0634,21257.0%
PortoPorto7212561318.1%
PortoPóvoa de Varzim1,4878222227027584957.1%
PortoSanto Tirso4,4853324627411,0262,56157.1%
PortoTrofa2,3981584254946411,71771.6%
PortoValongo2,2503014973006281,72576.7%
PortoVila do Conde4,1142464886599532,34657.0%
PortoVila Nova de Gaia3,7171535195399242,13657.5%
PortoBaião6,7513173404621,2972,41635.8%
PortoFelgueiras3,3631973644176251,60347.7%
PortoGondomar5,0383734751,0061,4113,26564.8%
PortoLousada2,4072643613304831,43859.7%
PortoMaia1,36813014428131987463.9%
PortoMarco de Canaveses6,3823723916501,3052,71742.6%
PortoMatosinhos48642505412026654.7%
PortoPaços de Ferreira1,8621712893003131,07357.6%
SantarémAbrantes25,6905,4363,2912,7974,89616,42063.9%
SantarémEntroncamento7911121674557.0%
SantarémFerreira do Zêzere9,2658857451,3322,4315,39358.2%
SantarémGolegã979192255610210.4%
SantarémMação19,3852,9741,5651,07111,43917,04987.9%
SantarémOurém17,9261,6422,0663,8131,6119,13350.9%
SantarémRio Maior10,4571,2761,2061,9351,9946,41161.3%
SantarémSalvaterra de Magos4,0084544155756312,07551.8%
SantarémSantarém8,6269156318019653,31338.4%
SantarémSardoal5,6382236343332,0553,24557.6%
SantarémTomar10,8041,1699051,7871,5365,39750.0%
SantarémAlcanena2,9045121801082271,02835.4%
SantarémTorres Novas2,8313456013417971725.3%
SantarémVila Nova da Barquinha1,3962312643372081,04074.5%
SantarémAlmeirim2,6814625284293411,76165.7%
SantarémAlpiarça941761811756149352.4%
SantarémBenavente6,2044384713504281,68827.2%
SantarémCartaxo1,301290819416262748.2%
SantarémChamusca22,3087,1143,2632,4053,02815,81070.9%
SantarémConstância2,4586052224022441,47359.9%
SantarémCoruche10,9551,2308218729343,85735.2%
SetúbalAlcácer do Sal22,6992,0352,4639631,7477,20831.8%
SetúbalSeixal836751571279645554.4%
SetúbalSesimbra6,2614811,1278636203,09149.4%
SetúbalSetúbal3,764278527814355214.7%
SetúbalSines4,2294804166514521,99947.3%
SetúbalAlcochete438201614227116.2%
SetúbalAlmada7481311168412416.6%
SetúbalBarreiro2302079316729.1%
SetúbalGrândola16,1771,6323,1899331,1896,94342.9%
SetúbalMoita44101351943.2%
SetúbalMontijo3,2485275213864931,92659.3%
SetúbalPalmela2,7601907711920959621.6%
SetúbalSantiago do Cacém15,9581,3281,7071,6501,5176,20238.9%
Viana do CasteloArcos de Valdevez18,9274501,2361,4533,0736,21232.8%
Viana do CasteloVila Nova de Cerveira6,3901706479888162,62041.0%
Viana do CasteloCaminha5,9022404341,2821,2673,22454.6%
Viana do CasteloMelgaço10,4282203149541,4552,94328.2%
Viana do CasteloMonção11,0762287291,7202,5985,27647.6%
Viana do CasteloParedes de Coura7,7501875475071,1762,41631.2%
Viana do CasteloPonte da Barca9,3621514467051,2912,59227.7%
Viana do CasteloPonte de Lima15,4448141,5632,0623,3417,78050.4%
Viana do CasteloValença5,4332044805251,0692,27841.9%
Viana do CasteloViana do Castelo13,0235111,3911,2242,5935,71843.9%
Vila RealAlijó5,6827064963241,1032,62946.3%
Vila RealSabrosa4,8403713983558862,00941.5%
Vila RealSanta Marta de Penaguião2,5434910710627053220.9%
Vila RealValpaços6,7285313778856292,42236.0%
Vila RealVila Pouca de Aguiar15,2211,7881,5687041,5485,60836.8%
Vila RealVila Real12,7607531,0427011,6454,14032.4%
Vila RealBoticas13,4501,0342,0721,6281,7136,44747.9%
Vila RealChaves15,3781,0271,0831,3391,7215,17033.6%
Vila RealMesão Frio6372236207915624.5%
Vila RealMondim de Basto10,7295301,3881,6158454,37840.8%
Vila RealMontalegre28,1687952,0572,3093,3608,52030.2%
Vila RealMurça3,9723932495652801,48737.4%
Vila RealPeso da Régua1,680891049315744326.4%
Vila RealRibeira de Pena11,8787111,5701,0271,6134,92141.4%
ViseuArmamar3,2593562062062541,02231.4%
ViseuOliveira de Frades10,5852971,1111,7853,2306,42360.7%
ViseuPenalva do Castelo5,5202565505607052,07037.5%
ViseuPenedono1,8401041489813948826.5%
ViseuResende5,263761332068681,28224.4%
ViseuSanta Comba Dão5,9123117897833,0084,89282.7%
ViseuSão João da Pesqueira3,60423116513018971519.8%
ViseuSão Pedro do Sul23,1198301,7692,3616,62711,58750.1%
ViseuSátão9,7723265139151,2723,02631.0%
ViseuSernancelhe6,2505826554921,0732,80244.8%
ViseuTabuaço3,39216221413611162418.4%
ViseuCarregal do Sal6,1644149778522,3384,58174.3%
ViseuTarouca3,6541183326433761,46940.2%
ViseuTondela23,6198991,9215,9077,75016,47769.8%
ViseuVila Nova de Paiva6,2522062761,1277242,33437.3%
ViseuViseu27,8061,2711,7334,2274,31811,54941.5%
ViseuVouzela13,2653784841,7407,2909,89274.6%
ViseuCastro Daire18,1746499141,9193,0856,56736.1%
ViseuCinfães11,6832955209182,1463,87933.2%
ViseuLamego3,96412517726941698724.9%
ViseuMangualde7,7756056778092,0754,16653.6%
ViseuMoimenta da Beira5,9512544576624611,83430.8%
ViseuMortágua18,2541,9793,5713,1195,04213,71275.1%
ViseuNelas4,7185845215041,5043,11366.0%
BejaAljustrel468142100156632369.0%
BejaMoura8,6849465521643101,97222.7%
BejaOdemira52,2464,8953,7155,2127,12420,94640.1%
BejaOurique8,1105825105459582,59532.0%
BejaSerpa4,481619422601151,21627.1%
BejaVidigueira2,6095042334052971,43955.2%
BejaAlmodôvar12,7591,3396218101,9724,74237.2%
BejaAlvito34128157146519.1%
BejaBarrancos2,930297105339753218.2%
BejaBeja1,4358242268623616.4%
BejaCastro Verde124149533225.8%
BejaCuba242151810135623.1%
BejaFerreira do Alentejo1,5239387624829019.0%
BejaMértola4,9265014361232191,27825.9%
BragaAmares3,8971472093956661,41736.4%
BragaTerras de Bouro12,6673951,2401,0881,0253,74729.6%
BragaVieira do Minho12,0852606341,2492,1994,34335.9%
BragaVila Nova de Famalicão5,2182954891,1721,0683,02558.0%
BragaVila Verde9,6942594611,1291,7593,60837.2%
BragaVizela58728586912027546.8%
BragaBarcelos14,6435531,0302,4733,2897,34550.2%
BragaBraga5,5192583788821,5723,09156.0%
BragaCabeceiras de Basto11,5246231,4161,0922,0875,21845.3%
BragaCelorico de Basto9,2186101,1151,0491,5214,29446.6%
BragaEsposende2,961871533146911,24542.0%
BragaFafe10,6294385929391,9923,96037.3%
BragaGuimarães8,0645116931,6331,5504,38754.4%
BragaPóvoa de Lanhoso6,1113454589011,3083,01149.3%
BragançaAlfândega da Fé4,18528115816538799123.7%
BragançaVila Flor2,98720716030327294231.5%
BragançaVimioso11,1615135026455742,23520.0%
BragançaVinhais27,1257451,1692,0912,0736,07922.4%
BragançaBragança38,4661,5491,2531,1211,6625,58514.5%
BragançaCarrazeda de Ansiães5,7192403344974531,52426.6%
BragançaFreixo de Espada à Cinta4,2731751208399042,03847.7%
BragançaMacedo de Cavaleiros16,4376747266681,7483,81523.2%
BragançaMiranda do Douro5,28524517115325081815.5%
BragançaMirandela6,1293803024545481,68527.5%
BragançaMogadouro13,1254329602,0969844,47334.1%
BragançaTorre de Moncorvo8,3042051761,0531,5222,95635.6%
Castelo BrancoBelmonte1,5541041367612544028.3%
Castelo BrancoVila de Rei11,6182,4371332835,6008,45372.8%
Castelo BrancoVila Velha de Ródão6,4761,0056465511,0343,23650.0%
Castelo BrancoCastelo Branco30,7145,5983,4362,1495,27216,45553.6%
Castelo BrancoCovilhã20,5301,3571,6871,7594,4269,23045.0%
Castelo BrancoFundão24,0782,2202,4192,3664,42211,42647.5%
Castelo BrancoIdanha-a-Nova13,6512,0771,9271,8151,2197,03951.6%
Castelo BrancoOleiros35,4274,9281,1832,29117,03025,43271.8%
Castelo BrancoPenamacor24,0402,3642,8472,2692,5159,99541.6%
Castelo BrancoProença-a-Nova14,0543,0056375833,3507,57553.9%
Castelo BrancoSertã31,0784,0211,7722,24414,46822,50572.4%
CoimbraArganil25,5869081,5313,25012,71118,40071.9%
CoimbraMontemor-o-Velho6,3603618961,0361,0763,36953.0%
CoimbraOliveira do Hospital14,1986641,2432,2168,27712,40187.3%
CoimbraPampilhosa da Serra28,5834,8192,7721,64613,43422,67179.3%
CoimbraPenacova15,8567092,7762,1735,11310,77067.9%
CoimbraPenela8,3061244701,6301,8894,11349.5%
CoimbraSoure12,3798401,5001,7551,9466,04048.8%
CoimbraTábua11,8636612,3591,7263,6708,41670.9%
CoimbraVila Nova de Poiares5,9564785238432,5674,41174.1%
CoimbraCantanhede13,3939122,1592,3592,9678,39762.7%
CoimbraCoimbra13,1128301,2551,5122,7416,33848.3%
CoimbraCondeixa-a-Nova6,2661613688756342,03832.5%
CoimbraFigueira da Foz14,1836811,6091,3363,5437,16850.5%
CoimbraGóis20,3996781,6812,6507,82012,82862.9%
CoimbraLousã10,3234655711,1322,9895,15750.0%
CoimbraMira4,7701005034122,2183,23267.8%
CoimbraMiranda do Corvo9,1036166231,1601,9264,32547.5%
ÉvoraAlandroal4,0726143452708642,09351.4%
ÉvoraRedondo3,2614668783464652,15566.1%
ÉvoraReguengos de Monsaraz2,187380119304056926.0%
ÉvoraVendas Novas3,1034243161703471,25740.5%
ÉvoraViana do Alentejo1,402100107755433724.0%
ÉvoraVila Viçosa1,761175768218151429.2%
ÉvoraArraiolos2,09498539715139819.0%
ÉvoraBorba1,3712042399515168950.3%
ÉvoraEstremoz6,8273761,0694257862,65738.9%
ÉvoraÉvora6,5751841263664461,12217.1%
ÉvoraMontemor-o-Novo12,8588094464455182,21817.2%
ÉvoraMora1,9316435415819910.3%
ÉvoraMourão8011941324633742.1%
ÉvoraPortel7,8591,4985924797353,30542.1%
FaroAlbufeira300975163712.3%
FaroOlhão1,033185211363.5%
FaroPortimão3,7943873223188321,86049.0%
FaroSão Brás de Alportel6,8853525431,9612263,08144.7%
FaroSilves18,5461,4567588075,3428,36445.1%
FaroTavira17,5686641,3894,2693926,71438.2%
FaroVila do Bispo4,7491142501838671,41429.8%
FaroVila Real de Santo António302614177223.8%
FaroAlcoutim5,86332628510310081413.9%
FaroAljezur16,7569221,4881,2371,9255,57333.3%
FaroCastro Marim2,22020754283232214.5%
FaroFaro2,5207711481014.0%
FaroLagoa142110574.9%
FaroLagos5,1183745331777001,78434.9%
FaroLoulé19,8871,3347691,0581,0374,19721.1%
AveiroÁgueda20,7391,3122,9304,2266,30714,77571.2%


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2019 forest data for Portugal | Archived forest data for Portugal | Forest data for Portugal

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.

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