Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Greece
Greece: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 2,001 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Greece recorded 2,001 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Greece peaked at 2,001 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 430 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Greece 34th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 589.33 1000 ha | 430 1000 ha | 749 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 864.8 1000 ha | 730 1000 ha | 953 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,076 1000 ha | 961 1000 ha | 1,204 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,245 1000 ha | 1,131 1000 ha | 1,307 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,482 1000 ha | 1,321 1000 ha | 1,594 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,634 1000 ha | 1,385 1000 ha | 1,934 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,001 1000 ha | 2,001 1000 ha | 2,001 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 31 Ukraine 2,170 1000 ha compare
- 32 Philippines 2,155 1000 ha compare
- 33 Argentina 2,100 1000 ha compare
- 35 Turkmenistan 1,995 1000 ha compare
- 36 Morocco 1,967 1000 ha compare
- 37 Sudan (former) 1,890 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Greece
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 69.29 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.29 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Greece?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Greece was 2,001 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2,001 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 430 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Greece ranks 34th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.