Cotton yields in Greece
Greece: Cotton yields was 3.04 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cotton yields in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cotton yields in Greece stood at 3.04 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Greece peaked at 3.6 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9726 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Greece 11th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.9726 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 8 Nicaragua 3.63 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 3.59 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 3.05 tonnes per hectare compare
- 12 Azerbaijan 2.9 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 United States 2.86 tonnes per hectare compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 2.83 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cotton yields in Greece?
- Cotton yields in Greece was 3.04 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9726 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Greece rank for cotton yields?
- Greece ranks 11th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.