Agricultural land per capita in Greece
Greece: Agricultural land per capita was 0.5245 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5245 hectares per capita
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
85th
of 226 countries
All-time high
1.06 hectares per capita
in 1963
All-time low
0.5159 hectares per capita
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.5245 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Greece peaked at 1.06 hectares per capita in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.5159 hectares per capita, in 2022.
That places Greece 85th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.05 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 1.05 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.06 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.06 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.02 hectares per capita | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 1.06 hectares per capita | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 1.05 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.05 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.05 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.05 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.04 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.04 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.03 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.02 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.01 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9951 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9817 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9771 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9638 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.951 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9438 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9358 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9264 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9229 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.915 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9099 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9055 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9019 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9018 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.899 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8891 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8849 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8797 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8761 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8712 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8677 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8459 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8226 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8082 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.791 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7782 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7661 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7558 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7381 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.729 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7138 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7019 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6913 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6806 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6732 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6658 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6592 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6522 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5693 hectares per capita | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5729 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5694 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5629 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5539 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.547 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5257 hectares per capita | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5399 hectares per capita | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5159 hectares per capita | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5245 hectares per capita | +1.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.5245 hectares per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317 hectares per capita, 2.3× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.5245 hectares per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4414 hectares per capita, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 hectares per capita | 1.02 hectares per capita | 1.06 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 hectares per capita | 0.9638 hectares per capita | 1.05 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9214 hectares per capita | 0.9018 hectares per capita | 0.951 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8644 hectares per capita | 0.8082 hectares per capita | 0.899 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7346 hectares per capita | 0.6806 hectares per capita | 0.791 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6026 hectares per capita | 0.547 hectares per capita | 0.6732 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5265 hectares per capita | 0.5159 hectares per capita | 0.5399 hectares per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.232 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5246 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Greece?
- Agricultural land per capita in Greece was 0.5245 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 hectares per capita in 1963.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5159 hectares per capita in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Greece ranks 85th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.