Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Greece
Greece: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 38.91 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Greece is 38.91 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Greece peaked at 71.49 % in 1989 and was at its lowest, 38.91 %, in 2023.
That places Greece 120th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.12 % | — |
| 1962 | 69.06 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 69.98 % | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 69.75 % | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 67.32 % | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 70.52 % | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 70.7 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 70.93 % | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 70.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 71.02 % | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 71.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 71.06 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 70.93 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 70.92 % | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 70.74 % | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 70.71 % | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 70.69 % | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 71.18 % | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 71.23 % | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 71.22 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 71.42 % | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 71.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 71.23 % | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 71.44 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 71.25 % | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 71.22 % | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 71.19 % | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 71.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 71.49 % | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 71.23 % | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 71.09 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 71.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.06 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 71.14 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 71.09 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.16 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 69.71 % | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 68.13 % | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 67.26 % | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 66.17 % | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 65.46 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 64.72 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 64.02 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.68 % | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 62.1 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 61 % | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 60.15 % | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 59.4 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 58.65 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 58.1 % | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 57.38 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 56.5 % | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 55.49 % | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 48.11 % | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 48.09 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.6 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 46.96 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.11 % | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 45.49 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 43.64 % | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 44.31 % | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 41.66 % | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 38.91 % | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 38.91 % | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 38.91 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.49 %, 1.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Greece's 38.91 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.63 %, 89% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.81 % | 67.32 % | 70.94 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.95 % | 70.69 % | 71.23 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.31 % | 71.19 % | 71.49 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.3 % | 67.26 % | 71.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.44 % | 58.65 % | 66.17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.98 % | 45.49 % | 58.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.49 % | 38.91 % | 44.31 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2927 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 23.23 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Greece?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Greece was 38.91 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 71.49 % in 1989.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.91 % in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Greece ranks 120th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.