Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Greece
Greece: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 36.58 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Greece stood at 36.58 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Greece peaked at 36.58 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.64 %, in 1996.
That places Greece 118th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.36 % | — |
| 1962 | 32.16 % | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 33.89 % | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 33.38 % | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 34.47 % | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 32.95 % | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 33.14 % | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 33.39 % | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 32.99 % | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 32.88 % | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 32.67 % | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 32.59 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 32.34 % | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 32.25 % | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 31.89 % | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 31.68 % | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 31.47 % | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 31.86 % | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 31.9 % | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 31.62 % | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 31.77 % | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 31.81 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 31.58 % | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 31.73 % | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 31.47 % | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 31.36 % | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 31.27 % | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 31.19 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 31.39 % | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 31.13 % | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 31.29 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 31.24 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 30.99 % | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 30.93 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 30.78 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 30.64 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 31.04 % | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 31.7 % | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 31.86 % | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 32.14 % | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 32.24 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.57 % | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 32.86 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 32.54 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 32.97 % | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 32.86 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 33.11 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 33.38 % | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 33.69 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 34.28 % | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 34.51 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 34.88 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 35.09 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 35.87 % | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 35.02 % | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 34.88 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 35.4 % | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 36.03 % | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 36.3 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 32.07 % | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 31.73 % | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 34.66 % | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 36.58 % | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 36.58 % | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 36.58 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 79% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's 36.58 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.34 %, 70% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.08 % | 31.36 % | 34.47 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.15 % | 31.47 % | 32.88 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.52 % | 31.19 % | 31.81 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.16 % | 30.64 % | 31.86 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.84 % | 32.14 % | 33.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.23 % | 34.28 % | 36.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.32 % | 31.73 % | 36.58 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 115 Comoros 37.52 % compare
- 116 Grenada 37.5 % compare
- 117 Ghana 37.37 % compare
- 118 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 36.58 % compare
- 118 United Kingdom 36.58 % compare
- 121 United States 35.95 % compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Greece?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Greece was 36.58 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 36.58 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.64 % in 1996.
- How does Greece rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Greece ranks 118th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Arable land — 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.