Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Greece
Greece: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 57.59 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 57.59 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Greece peaked at 57.59 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.53 %, in 1961.
That places Greece 115th out of 234 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.64 % | 41.53 % | 44.41 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.58 % | 42.33 % | 42.76 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.83 % | 42.74 % | 42.97 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.15 % | 42.51 % | 44.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.93 % | 45.19 % | 48.76 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.28 % | 49.46 % | 54.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.77 % | 49.76 % | 57.59 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 112 Caribbean 57.71 % compare
- 113 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 57.7 % compare
- 114 Iraq 57.6 % compare
- 116 Russian Federation 57.33 % compare
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 56.97 % compare
- 118 Timor-Leste 56.06 % compare
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 — share in agricultural land in Greece?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Greece was 57.59 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 57.59 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.53 % in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Greece ranks 115th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Cropland — 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.