Agricultural land area — Arable land in Greece
Greece: Agricultural land area — Arable land was 1,588 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — arable land in Greece stood at 1,588 Hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable land in Greece peaked at 2,806 Hectares in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,588 Hectares, in 2024.
Greece ranks 29th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Greece, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,331 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 2,329 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 2,320 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2,297 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2,250 Hectares | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2,250 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,282 Hectares | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2,268 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2,256 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2,806 Hectares | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 2,103 Hectares | -25.1% |
| 2001 | 2,250 Hectares | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 2,156 Hectares | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2,090 Hectares | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 2,092 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,145 Hectares | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,923 Hectares | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 2,027 Hectares | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1,845 Hectares | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 2,020 Hectares | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 1,864 Hectares | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 1,773 Hectares | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1,767 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,896 Hectares | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 2,017 Hectares | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1,957 Hectares | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,978 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,898 Hectares | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1,850 Hectares | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,816 Hectares | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,765 Hectares | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,753 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,755 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,716 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1,588 Hectares | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,339 Hectares | 2,250 Hectares | 2,806 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,065 Hectares | 1,845 Hectares | 2,250 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,881 Hectares | 1,767 Hectares | 2,017 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,716 Hectares | 1,588 Hectares | 1,765 Hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -39.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0018 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.19 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.78 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -7.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable land in Greece?
- Agricultural land area — arable land in Greece was 1,588 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2,806 Hectares in 1999.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,588 Hectares in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for agricultural land area — arable land?
- Greece ranks 29th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — arable land rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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