Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Greece
Greece: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.2927 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Greece, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.2927 hectares per person for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.6253 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2469 hectares per person, in 2019.
Greece ranks 67th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6253 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6204 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.6155 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6044 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6043 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5642 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6082 hectares per person | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6033 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5994 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5973 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5965 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5939 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5906 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.588 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5858 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5804 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5717 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5645 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5573 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5504 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.545 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5401 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5368 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5337 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.531 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.529 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5272 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5255 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5236 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5208 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5154 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5058 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5024 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5009 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4994 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.498 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.497 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4784 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4571 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.446 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4326 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4222 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4125 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4034 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3942 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.385 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3758 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3667 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3577 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3488 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3403 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3328 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3266 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3209 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2638 hectares per person | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2696 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2674 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.263 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2532 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2469 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.263 hectares per person | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2715 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.275 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2827 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2878 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2927 hectares per person | +1.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.2927 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.08 hectares per person, 3.7× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.2927 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1739 hectares per person, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6042 hectares per person | 0.5642 hectares per person | 0.6253 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5779 hectares per person | 0.5504 hectares per person | 0.5965 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5313 hectares per person | 0.5208 hectares per person | 0.545 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.49 hectares per person | 0.446 hectares per person | 0.5154 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3899 hectares per person | 0.3488 hectares per person | 0.4326 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2884 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.3403 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2788 hectares per person | 0.263 hectares per person | 0.2927 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 23.23 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Greece?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Greece was 0.2927 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6253 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2469 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Greece ranks 67th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.