Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.2247 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2247 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.3078 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.2181 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Greece is 0.2247 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 0.3078 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2181 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2020.
Greece ranks 56th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Greece, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.287 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2872 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3023 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2985 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.299 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2988 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3005 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3029 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3029 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3033 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3033 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3033 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.302 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3019 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2996 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2992 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3041 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3045 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3065 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3065 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3047 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3067 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3045 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3043 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3044 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3078 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.306 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3058 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3041 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3041 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3029 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3025 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3014 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3012 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3002 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.299 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2988 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2984 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2982 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2918 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2929 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2888 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2871 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2866 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.286 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2874 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.287 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2852 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2819 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2582 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2546 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2524 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2502 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2503 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2495 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2181 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2205 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2247 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2247 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.2247 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0918 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.2247 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1797 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2977 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.287 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3029 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3021 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2992 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3054 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3043 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3036 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3002 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3078 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2927 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.286 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.299 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2657 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2495 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2874 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.222 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2181 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2247 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 53 Sierra Leone 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 54 Indonesia 0.2331 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 55 Guinea-Bissau 0.2296 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 57 North Korea 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 58 Grenada 0.2059 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 59 Senegal 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Greece
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Greece?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Greece was 0.2247 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3078 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2181 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 56th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.