Cherries — Production in Greece
Greece: Cherries — Production was 124,010 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cherries — Production in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cherries — production in Greece stood at 124,010 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cherries — production in Greece peaked at 124,010 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,351 t, in 1961.
Greece ranks 3rd of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cherries — Production in Greece, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,351 t | — |
| 1962 | 19,174 t | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 17,973 t | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 21,041 t | +17.1% |
| 1965 | 19,178 t | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 23,464 t | +22.3% |
| 1967 | 23,537 t | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 24,649 t | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 23,127 t | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 24,835 t | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 24,186 t | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 20,304 t | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 25,789 t | +27.0% |
| 1974 | 22,202 t | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 25,361 t | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 24,351 t | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 21,746 t | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 21,025 t | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 18,840 t | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 17,800 t | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 27,223 t | +52.9% |
| 1982 | 24,255 t | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 28,563 t | +17.8% |
| 1984 | 28,643 t | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 27,786 t | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 31,197 t | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 34,869 t | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 34,968 t | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 35,626 t | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 47,065 t | +32.1% |
| 1991 | 30,314 t | -35.6% |
| 1992 | 48,085 t | +58.6% |
| 1993 | 44,973 t | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 49,283 t | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 49,615 t | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 57,971 t | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 46,379 t | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 41,186 t | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 52,426 t | +27.3% |
| 2000 | 57,374 t | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 40,015 t | -30.3% |
| 2002 | 47,090 t | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 44,618 t | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 46,714 t | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 44,201 t | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 43,700 t | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 52,580 t | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 55,472 t | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 48,402 t | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 44,910 t | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 49,413 t | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 47,319 t | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 48,134 t | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 70,042 t | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 75,191 t | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 83,194 t | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 80,510 t | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 89,380 t | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 81,600 t | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 93,740 t | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 80,970 t | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 85,070 t | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 113,580 t | +33.5% |
| 2024 | 124,010 t | +9.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 124,010 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,509 t, 27.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 124,010 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,200 t, 20.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,055 t | 17,351 t | 24,649 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,864 t | 18,840 t | 25,789 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,093 t | 17,800 t | 35,626 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,730 t | 30,314 t | 57,971 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,017 t | 40,015 t | 57,374 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,969 t | 44,910 t | 89,380 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,474 t | 80,970 t | 124,010 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 1 Chile 596,968 t compare
- 2 Türkiye 726,500 t compare
- 2 Uzbekistan 209,025 t compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 136,921 t compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 98,449 t compare
- 4 USSR 124,000 t compare
- 5 Spain 121,060 t compare
- 6 Italy 80,670 t compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 13,283 t 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 cherries — production in Greece?
- Cherries — production in Greece was 124,010 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cherries — production recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 124,010 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest cherries — production recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,351 t in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for cherries — production?
- Greece ranks 3rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cherries — production rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cherries — Production. 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.