Agricultural irrigated land in Greece
Greece: Agricultural irrigated land was 22.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Greece, 2003–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural irrigated land in Greece stood at 22.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Greece peaked at 22.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2003.
That places Greece 11th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.9% | — |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 22.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 8.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Greece's 22.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 7.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 15.9% | 18.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.3% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.3% | 22.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 8 Nepal 32.3% compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 30.6% compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 24.0% compare
- 12 Netherlands 21.6% compare
- 13 Ecuador 21.1% compare
- 14 Italy 19.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Greece?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Greece was 22.3% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Greece ranks 11th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.