Arable land use per person in Greece
Greece: Arable land use per person was 0.1788 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Greece stood at 0.1788 hectares per person.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Greece peaked at 0.3605 hectares per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1686 hectares per person, in 2020.
Greece ranks 72nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.347 hectares per person | 0.3327 hectares per person | 0.3605 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3238 hectares per person | 0.3068 hectares per person | 0.3423 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2929 hectares per person | 0.2852 hectares per person | 0.3011 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2689 hectares per person | 0.2567 hectares per person | 0.2843 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2408 hectares per person | 0.2293 hectares per person | 0.2537 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.212 hectares per person | 0.1985 hectares per person | 0.2308 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1743 hectares per person | 0.1686 hectares per person | 0.1788 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Greece
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.87 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0591 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Greece?
- Arable land use per person in Greece was 0.1788 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3605 hectares per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1686 hectares per person in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for arable land use per person?
- Greece ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.