Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Greece
Greece: Share of agricultural land which is irrigated was 22.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Greece, 2003–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Greece recorded 22.3% for share of agricultural land which is irrigated in 2023. 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, share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Greece peaked at 22.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2003.
Greece ranks 11th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of agricultural land which is irrigated 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 share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Greece?
- Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Greece was 22.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of agricultural land which is irrigated recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of agricultural land which is irrigated recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for share of agricultural land which is irrigated?
- Greece ranks 11th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of agricultural land which is irrigated 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of agricultural land which is irrigated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of total agricultural land area which is irrigated (i.e. purposely provided with water), including land irrigated by controlled flooding. Agricultural land is the combination of crop (arable) and grazing land.