Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Greece
Greece: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.2495 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.2495 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.2691 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0092 tonnes per person, in 1972.
That places Greece 55th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0275 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | -44.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | +76.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0329 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0428 tonnes per person | +30.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | -43.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0487 tonnes per person | +151.7% |
| 1970 | 0.014 tonnes per person | -71.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0512 tonnes per person | +265.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -82.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0447 tonnes per person | +384.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1506 tonnes per person | +237.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1133 tonnes per person | -24.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0707 tonnes per person | -37.6% |
| 1977 | 0.108 tonnes per person | +52.6% |
| 1978 | 0.123 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1133 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1267 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0655 tonnes per person | -48.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0766 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | -64.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0337 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0506 tonnes per person | +50.5% |
| 1986 | 0.105 tonnes per person | +107.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1119 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0648 tonnes per person | -42.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0344 tonnes per person | -46.9% |
| 1990 | 0.064 tonnes per person | +86.2% |
| 1991 | 0.08 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0571 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0694 tonnes per person | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0765 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1182 tonnes per person | +54.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1191 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1329 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1251 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1309 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1202 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1585 tonnes per person | +31.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2233 tonnes per person | +40.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1815 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1817 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1911 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1927 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2146 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1651 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1378 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1896 tonnes per person | +37.7% |
| 2011 | 0.233 tonnes per person | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1808 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 0.204 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1977 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1971 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2409 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2589 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2526 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2537 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2238 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2691 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2582 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2495 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.2495 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.2495 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2263 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +384.4% | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 0.0447 tonnes per person |
| 1971 | +265.9% | 0.014 tonnes per person | 0.0512 tonnes per person |
| 1974 | +237.1% | 0.0447 tonnes per person | 0.1506 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 0.0487 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0798 tonnes per person | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 0.1506 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0697 tonnes per person | 0.0273 tonnes per person | 0.1267 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0973 tonnes per person | 0.0571 tonnes per person | 0.1329 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1766 tonnes per person | 0.1202 tonnes per person | 0.2233 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2208 tonnes per person | 0.1808 tonnes per person | 0.2589 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2501 tonnes per person | 0.2238 tonnes per person | 0.2691 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Greece?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Greece was 0.2495 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2691 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0092 tonnes per person in 1972.
- How does Greece rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Greece ranks 55th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.