Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Greece
Greece: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 2,127 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Greece recorded 2,127 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Greece peaked at 5,273 1000 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2,127 1000 ha, in 2023.
Greece ranks 88th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,162 1000 ha | 4,824 1000 ha | 5,240 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,251 1000 ha | 5,245 1000 ha | 5,255 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,255 1000 ha | 5,255 1000 ha | 5,255 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,152 1000 ha | 4,800 1000 ha | 5,273 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,274 1000 ha | 3,874 1000 ha | 4,675 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,147 1000 ha | 2,647 1000 ha | 3,785 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,482 1000 ha | 2,127 1000 ha | 2,870 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Greece?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Greece was 2,127 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5,273 1000 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,127 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Greece ranks 88th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.