Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Greece

Greece: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 69.29 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
69.29 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 201 countries
All-time high
71.18 %
in 2020
All-time low
11.62 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Greece, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Greece stood at 69.29 %.

That represents a change of up 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Greece peaked at 71.18 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.62 %, in 1961.

That places Greece 20th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.33 % 11.62 % 19.19 % 9
1970s 22.21 % 18.67 % 24.31 % 10
1980s 27.32 % 24.35 % 30.4 % 10
1990s 31.85 % 28.8 % 33.77 % 10
2000s 39.3 % 34.28 % 42.32 % 10
2010s 48.2 % 37.39 % 60.12 % 10
2020s 69.85 % 69.1 % 71.18 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Greece?
Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Greece was 69.29 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 71.18 % in 2020.
What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 11.62 % in 1961.
How does Greece rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Greece ranks 20th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. 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 — Share in Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
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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.