Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Greece
Greece: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 23.45 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Greece, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Greece stood at 23.45 %. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Greece peaked at 23.45 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.89 %, in 2003.
Greece ranks 10th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.89 % | — |
| 2005 | 16.61 % | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 18.64 % | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 18.68 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 18.62 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 18.23 % | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 18.32 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.66 % | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 18.91 % | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 19.19 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 20.24 % | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 19.91 % | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 19.69 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 20.44 % | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 20.66 % | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 20.22 % | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 21.55 % | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 21.34 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 22.26 % | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 23.45 % | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 23.45 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.78 % | 15.89 % | 18.68 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.62 % | 18.32 % | 20.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.41 % | 21.34 % | 23.45 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 7 Nepal 32.29 % compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 30.71 % compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 23.63 % compare
- 11 Ecuador 21.95 % compare
- 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 21.62 % compare
- 13 Cyprus 19.58 % compare
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- 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0157 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Greece?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Greece was 23.45 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23.45 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.89 % in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land. 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.