Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Greece
Greece: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.5246 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Greece, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.5246 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Greece peaked at 1.07 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5246 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Greece 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.07 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.06 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 1.05 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.06 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 1.06 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.01 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 1.06 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 1.05 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.05 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.04 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.04 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.04 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.03 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.02 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.02 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.01 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.992 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9789 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.973 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9615 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.952 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9462 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9404 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9325 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9306 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9245 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.921 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9176 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9145 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9133 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9044 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.888 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8815 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8757 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8723 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8676 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8646 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8428 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8192 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8056 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7893 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7768 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7653 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7551 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7376 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7286 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7135 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7017 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6912 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6807 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6734 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.666 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6594 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6519 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5698 hectares per person | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5776 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5654 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5483 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5273 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5469 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5257 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5404 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5472 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5368 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.531 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5246 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.01 hectares per person | 0.9615 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9293 hectares per person | 0.9133 hectares per person | 0.952 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8622 hectares per person | 0.8056 hectares per person | 0.9044 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.734 hectares per person | 0.6807 hectares per person | 0.7893 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5986 hectares per person | 0.5273 hectares per person | 0.6734 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5343 hectares per person | 0.5246 hectares per person | 0.5472 hectares per person | 6 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Greece?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Greece was 0.5246 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5246 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Greece ranks 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.