What is land area in Greece?

Land area in Greece was 128,900 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 128,900 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 128,900 sq. km in 1961.

How does Greece rank for land area?

Greece ranks 96th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Greece data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Greece

Name: Land area in Greece
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Greece: Land area was 128,900 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

128,900 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

96th

of 216 countries

All-time high

128,900 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

128,900 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Greece, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Greece is 128,900 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Greece peaked at 128,900 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 128,900 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Greece 96th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	9
1970s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	10
1980s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	10
1990s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	10
2000s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	10
2010s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	10
2020s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Greece

93 Nepal 143,350 sq. km compare
94 Tajikistan 138,790 sq. km compare
95 Bangladesh 129,980 sq. km compare
97 Eritrea 121,178 sq. km compare
98 North Korea 120,410 sq. km compare
99 Nicaragua 120,340 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Greece?: Land area in Greece was 128,900 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 128,900 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 128,900 sq. km in 1961.
How does Greece rank for land area?: Greece ranks 96th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.