Cereal production in Greece
Greece: Cereal production was 2.87 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Greece recorded 2.87 million tonnes for cereal production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Greece peaked at 6.18 million tonnes in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million tonnes, in 1963.
That places Greece 82nd out of 185 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 | 2.72 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.68 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | 4.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.31 million tonnes | 4.49 million tonnes | 5.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.97 million tonnes | 4.46 million tonnes | 6.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.96 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 5.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 million tonnes | 2.94 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 million tonnes | 2.87 million tonnes | 3.40 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cereal production in Greece?
- Cereal production in Greece was 2.87 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 million tonnes in 1991.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million tonnes in 1963.
- How does Greece rank for cereal production?
- Greece ranks 82nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.