Cropland — Area per capita in Greece
Greece: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.29 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Greece stood at 0.29 ha/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Greece peaked at 0.46 ha/cap in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.26 ha/cap, in 2020.
Greece ranks 52nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4489 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.431 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.397 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.372 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.344 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.313 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.276 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 69.29 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,001 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 306 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 16.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 42.41 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,127 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.01 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,053 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 36.58 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,835 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Greece?
- Cropland — area per capita in Greece was 0.29 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 ha/cap in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 ha/cap in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Greece ranks 52nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.