Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece
Greece: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 80.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece, 1970–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece stood at 80.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece peaked at 98.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1970.
Greece ranks 49th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57.0% | — |
| 1971 | 62.4% | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 67.7% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 73.0% | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 78.3% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 83.6% | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 85.1% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 86.3% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 87.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 97.9% | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 88.7% | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 98.3% | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 88.3% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 97.6% | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 87.6% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 87.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 87.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.7% | 57.0% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.9% | 83.6% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 87.4% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 86.6% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 80.1% | 80.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece was 80.5% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1970.
- How does Greece rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Greece ranks 49th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.