Agricultural land use, per capita in Greece
Greece: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.5162 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.5162 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Greece peaked at 1.06 hectares per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.5147 hectares per person, in 2022.
Greece ranks 80th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 hectares per person | — |
| 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 | 0.6523 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5693 hectares per person | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5729 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5694 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5629 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5538 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5469 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5257 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5404 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5147 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5162 hectares per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | 9 |
| 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 | 0.6026 hectares per person | 0.5469 hectares per person | 0.6734 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5242 hectares per person | 0.5147 hectares per person | 0.5404 hectares per person | 4 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Greece?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Greece was 0.5162 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 hectares per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5147 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Greece ranks 80th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.