Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Greece
Greece: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 24,761 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
24,761 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 180 countries
All-time high
52,730 Square kilometres
in 1996
All-time low
24,761 Square kilometres
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Greece is 24,761 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Greece peaked at 52,730 Square kilometres in 1996 and was at its lowest, 24,761 Square kilometres, in 2022.
Greece ranks 71st of 180 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures in Greece, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52,100 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 52,000 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 51,250 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 51,430 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 48,240 Square kilometres | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 52,390 Square kilometres | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 52,390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 52,390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 52,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 52,450 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 52,450 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 52,500 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 52,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 52,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 52,510 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 52,530 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 52,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 52,200 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 52,250 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 52,400 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 52,500 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 52,600 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 52,730 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 51,000 Square kilometres | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 49,000 Square kilometres | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 48,000 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 46,750 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 45,860 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 44,970 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 44,080 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 43,190 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 42,300 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 41,410 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 40,520 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 39,630 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 38,740 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 37,850 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 36,960 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 36,070 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 35,190 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 28,730 Square kilometres | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 29,170 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 28,820 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 28,280 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 27,173 Square kilometres | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 26,470 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 28,135 Square kilometres | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 28,699 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 24,761 Square kilometres | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 24,761 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 24,761 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,050 Square kilometres, 8.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Greece's 24,761 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,487 Square kilometres, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,621 Square kilometres | 48,240 Square kilometres | 52,400 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,509 Square kilometres | 52,450 Square kilometres | 52,550 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,550 Square kilometres | 52,550 Square kilometres | 52,550 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,523 Square kilometres | 48,000 Square kilometres | 52,730 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,745 Square kilometres | 38,740 Square kilometres | 46,750 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,471 Square kilometres | 26,470 Square kilometres | 37,850 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,589 Square kilometres | 24,761 Square kilometres | 28,699 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 68 Ecuador 29,410 Square kilometres compare
- 69 Cuba 28,394 Square kilometres compare
- 70 Tajikistan 28,297 Square kilometres compare
- 72 Azerbaijan 24,144 Square kilometres compare
- 73 Belarus 23,807 Square kilometres compare
- 74 Sierra Leone 22,000 Square kilometres 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 — permanent meadows and pastures in Greece?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Greece was 24,761 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 52,730 Square kilometres in 1996.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,761 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Greece ranks 71st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata