Arable land in Greece
Greece: Arable land was 0.1788 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.1788 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Greece peaked at 0.3605 hectares per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1686 hectares per person, in 2020.
Greece ranks 72nd of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.347 hectares per person | 0.3327 hectares per person | 0.3605 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3238 hectares per person | 0.3068 hectares per person | 0.3423 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2929 hectares per person | 0.2852 hectares per person | 0.3011 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2689 hectares per person | 0.2567 hectares per person | 0.2843 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2408 hectares per person | 0.2293 hectares per person | 0.2537 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.212 hectares per person | 0.1985 hectares per person | 0.2308 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1743 hectares per person | 0.1686 hectares per person | 0.1788 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 20.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 2.16 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 709,120 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 4,053 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 2.87 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Greece?
- Arable land in Greece was 0.1788 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3605 hectares per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1686 hectares per person in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for arable land?
- Greece ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.