Cropland per person over the long term in Greece
Greece: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.2118 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland per person over the long term in Greece, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.2118 for cropland per person over the long term in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Greece peaked at 0.4901 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.2118, in 2025.
Greece ranks 72nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 0.4778 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4762 | 0.4696 | 0.4901 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4531 | 0.4434 | 0.4648 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4308 | 0.4123 | 0.4515 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3981 | 0.3897 | 0.4073 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3701 | 0.3543 | 0.3904 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3382 | 0.3255 | 0.3508 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2969 | 0.2577 | 0.3261 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2348 | 0.2118 | 0.2489 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 70 Sierra Leone 0.2176 compare
- 71 Peru 0.2158 compare
- 73 North Macedonia 0.21 compare
- 74 Iran 0.2082 compare
- 75 Syria 0.2058 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture share gdp 3.57 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.57 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 20.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 2.16 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 1,090 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long term in Greece?
- Cropland per person over the long term in Greece was 0.2118 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4901 in 1953.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2118 in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for cropland per person over the long term?
- Greece ranks 72nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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