Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.02 ha per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece is 2.02 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 3.35 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.02 ha per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Greece 7th out of 117 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1963 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1964 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 1965 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1973 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1974 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1976 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1978 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1984 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 2.39 ha per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1993 | 2.68 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 3.26 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 3.24 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.15 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.22 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.35 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 3.13 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 2.91 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.9 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.83 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.9 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 2.82 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2009 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 2.26 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.17 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.02 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0029 ha per square kilometre, 702.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.02 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0044 ha per square kilometre, 460.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | 3.35 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 4 Pakistan 3.14 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 2.35 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 2.24 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 1.68 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Togo 1.47 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 1.35 ha per square kilometre 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece was 2.02 ha per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 ha per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 7th out of 117 countries with data for 2017.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.