Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 41.68 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
41.68 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 209 countries
All-time high
71.54 hectares per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
41.68 hectares per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Greece recorded 41.68 hectares per square kilometre for agricultural land use, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 71.54 hectares per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.68 hectares per square kilometre, in 2022.
Greece ranks 94th 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 square kilometre in Greece, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.12 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 69.06 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 69.98 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 69.75 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 67.32 hectares per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 70.52 hectares per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 70.7 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 70.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 70.94 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 71.02 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 71.02 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 71.06 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 70.93 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 70.92 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 70.74 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 70.71 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 70.69 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 71.18 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 71.23 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 71.22 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 71.42 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 71.42 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 71.23 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 71.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 71.25 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 71.22 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 71.19 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 71.21 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 71.49 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 71.54 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 71.09 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 71.12 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.06 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 71.14 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 71.09 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.16 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 69.71 hectares per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 68.13 hectares per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 67.26 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 66.17 hectares per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 65.46 hectares per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 64.72 hectares per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 64.02 hectares per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.68 hectares per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 62.1 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 61 hectares per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 60.15 hectares per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 59.4 hectares per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 58.65 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 58.1 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 57.38 hectares per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 56.5 hectares per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 55.49 hectares per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 48.11 hectares per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 48.09 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.6 hectares per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 46.96 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.11 hectares per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 45.49 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 43.64 hectares per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 44.31 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 41.68 hectares per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 41.68 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.81 hectares per square kilometre | 67.32 hectares per square kilometre | 70.94 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.95 hectares per square kilometre | 70.69 hectares per square kilometre | 71.23 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.31 hectares per square kilometre | 71.19 hectares per square kilometre | 71.49 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.33 hectares per square kilometre | 67.26 hectares per square kilometre | 71.54 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.44 hectares per square kilometre | 58.65 hectares per square kilometre | 66.17 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.98 hectares per square kilometre | 45.49 hectares per square kilometre | 58.1 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.83 hectares per square kilometre | 41.68 hectares per square kilometre | 44.31 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 91 Kiribati 41.98 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 92 Benin 41.83 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 93 Zimbabwe 41.79 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 95 Serbia 40.39 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 96 Chad 39.98 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 97 Andorra 39.87 hectares per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Greece?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Greece was 41.68 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 71.54 hectares per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.68 hectares per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 94th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.