Barley — Area harvested in Greece
Greece: Barley — Area harvested was 116,120 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Barley — Area harvested in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — area harvested in Greece stood at 116,120 ha.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Greece peaked at 413,000 ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 89,534 ha, in 2005.
Greece ranks 46th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Barley — Area harvested in Greece, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 189,232 ha | — |
| 1962 | 184,949 ha | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 174,930 ha | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 167,000 ha | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 203,280 ha | +21.7% |
| 1966 | 284,360 ha | +39.9% |
| 1967 | 351,240 ha | +23.5% |
| 1968 | 332,040 ha | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 282,180 ha | -15.0% |
| 1970 | 343,100 ha | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 380,400 ha | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 409,000 ha | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 413,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 412,000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 395,000 ha | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 387,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 361,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 356,000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 383,900 ha | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 344,500 ha | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 304,400 ha | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 312,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 329,000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 365,000 ha | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 312,000 ha | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 266,000 ha | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 240,000 ha | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 234,000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 231,300 ha | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 179,000 ha | -22.6% |
| 1991 | 171,000 ha | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 169,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 166,171 ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 159,666 ha | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 156,309 ha | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 152,323 ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 144,861 ha | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 137,531 ha | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 126,637 ha | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 119,315 ha | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 115,364 ha | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 112,951 ha | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 103,998 ha | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 93,982 ha | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 89,534 ha | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 101,724 ha | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 119,103 ha | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 128,874 ha | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 127,768 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 120,760 ha | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 121,168 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 127,974 ha | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 137,088 ha | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 148,601 ha | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 184,289 ha | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 132,542 ha | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 129,320 ha | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 129,190 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 132,570 ha | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 136,970 ha | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 112,780 ha | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 116,800 ha | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 130,780 ha | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 116,120 ha | -11.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 116,120 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 120,900 ha, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Greece's 116,120 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 125,680 ha, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 241,023 ha | 167,000 ha | 351,240 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 384,040 ha | 343,100 ha | 413,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 293,820 ha | 231,300 ha | 365,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 156,250 ha | 126,637 ha | 179,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 111,261 ha | 89,534 ha | 128,874 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 136,350 ha | 120,760 ha | 184,289 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,690 ha | 112,780 ha | 136,970 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 43 Austria 125,680 ha compare
- 44 Peru 119,255 ha compare
- 45 Brazil 117,088 ha compare
- 47 Serbia and Montenegro 105,034 ha compare
- 48 South Africa 100,700 ha compare
- 49 Uzbekistan 98,985 ha 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 barley — area harvested in Greece?
- Barley — area harvested in Greece was 116,120 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 413,000 ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,534 ha in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for barley — area harvested?
- Greece ranks 46th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.