What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Greece?

Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Greece was 253.97 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 287.93 1000 ha in 1992.

What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 253.97 1000 ha in 2022.

How does Greece rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?

Greece ranks 67th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Greece

Name: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Greece
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Greece: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 253.97 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

253.97 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

67th

of 241 countries

All-time high

287.93 1000 ha

in 1992

All-time low

253.97 1000 ha

in 2022

Years of data

1992–2022

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Greece, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Greece stood at 253.97 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Greece peaked at 287.93 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 253.97 1000 ha, in 2022.

That places Greece 67th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	285.91 1000 ha	283.24 1000 ha	287.93 1000 ha	8
2000s	274.31 1000 ha	268.14 1000 ha	281.93 1000 ha	10
2010s	260.94 1000 ha	255.52 1000 ha	266.93 1000 ha	10
2020s	254.77 1000 ha	253.97 1000 ha	255.47 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Greece

64 Madagascar 350.74 1000 ha compare
65 Sweden 270.31 1000 ha compare
66 Switzerland 265.88 1000 ha compare
68 United Republic of Tanzania 247.65 1000 ha compare
69 France 225.83 1000 ha compare
70 Austria 207.39 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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 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)

All data for Greece →

Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Greece?: Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Greece was 253.97 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 287.93 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 253.97 1000 ha in 2022.
How does Greece rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?: Greece ranks 67th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.