Land area — Area in Greece
Greece: Land area — Area was 12,890 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in Greece is 12,890 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Greece peaked at 12,890 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12,890 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Greece 103rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 12,890 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 100 Nepal 14,335 1000 ha compare
- 101 Tajikistan 13,879 1000 ha compare
- 102 Bangladesh 13,017 1000 ha compare
- 104 Czechoslovakia 12,536 1000 ha compare
- 105 Eritrea 12,080 1000 ha compare
- 106 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12,041 1000 ha 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 land area — area in Greece?
- Land area — area in Greece was 12,890 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12,890 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,890 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for land area — area?
- Greece ranks 103rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — Area. 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.