Barley yields in Greece
Greece: Barley yields was 2.87 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Greece recorded 2.87 tonnes per hectare for barley yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Greece peaked at 2.93 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.17 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Greece 57th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 20.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 709,120 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Greece?
- Barley yields in Greece was 2.87 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for barley yields?
- Greece ranks 57th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.