Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Greece
Greece: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0297 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.0297 tonnes per person for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.0452 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 tonnes per person, in 1971.
Greece ranks 33rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +23.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +64.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 0.021 tonnes per person | +106.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0203 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -40.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +62.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +44.9% |
| 1999 | 0.025 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.025 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0248 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0262 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0361 tonnes per person | +39.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0383 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0452 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0433 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.04 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0358 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0364 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0331 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0293 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0318 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0334 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0297 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0297 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 3.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0297 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0151 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +106.8% | 0.0102 tonnes per person | 0.021 tonnes per person |
| 1980 | +64.4% | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0091 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +62.4% | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0147 tonnes per person |
| 1998 | +44.9% | 0.0162 tonnes per person | 0.0235 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0217 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.025 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0257 tonnes per person | 0.0247 tonnes per person | 0.0273 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0373 tonnes per person | 0.0302 tonnes per person | 0.0452 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.031 tonnes per person | 0.0293 tonnes per person | 0.0334 tonnes per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Greece?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Greece was 0.0297 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0452 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 tonnes per person in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Greece ranks 33rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.