Greece vs Iran: Agricultural land per capita
Greece
0.5245 hectares per capita
in 2023
Iran
0.5195 hectares per capita
in 2023
Greece rank
85th
Iran rank
87th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Greece
- Iran
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.5245 hectares per capita against 0.5195 hectares per capita in Iran, a difference of 0.005 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.
Greece ranks 85th and Iran ranks 87th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 hectares per capita | 2.38 hectares per capita | 1.33 hectares per capita | Iran |
| 1970s | 1.01 hectares per capita | 1.81 hectares per capita | 0.8018 hectares per capita | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.9214 hectares per capita | 1.25 hectares per capita | 0.3238 hectares per capita | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.8644 hectares per capita | 1.03 hectares per capita | 0.1626 hectares per capita | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.7346 hectares per capita | 0.7875 hectares per capita | 0.053 hectares per capita | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.6026 hectares per capita | 0.5646 hectares per capita | 0.038 hectares per capita | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.5265 hectares per capita | 0.5283 hectares per capita | 0.0019 hectares per capita | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Greece or Iran?
- Greece, at 0.5245 hectares per capita against 0.5195 hectares per capita in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Greece and Iran?
- 0.005 hectares per capita, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iran?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Iran rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Greece ranks 85th and Iran ranks 87th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.