Greece vs Niger: Share of land area used for arable agriculture
Greece
14.4%
in 2023
Niger
14.0%
in 2023
Greece rank
75th
Niger rank
77th
Share of land area used for arable agriculture over time
- Greece
- Niger
How they compare
Greece currently reports 14.4% against 14.0% in Niger, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 75th and Niger ranks 77th of 206 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.1% | 9.2% | 13.9% | Greece |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 8.1% | 14.7% | Greece |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 7.7% | 14.8% | Greece |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 10.4% | 11.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 11.3% | 9.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 13.2% | 4.7% | Greece |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.0% | 0.3% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land area used for arable agriculture, Greece or Niger?
- Greece, at 14.4% against 14.0% in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land area used for arable agriculture between Greece and Niger?
- 0.4%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Niger rank globally for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Greece ranks 75th and Niger ranks 77th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land 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.