Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in Greece
Greece: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested was 1,478 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in Greece, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Greece stood at 1,478 ha.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 223.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Greece peaked at 5,000 ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 380 ha, in 2008.
That places Greece 81st out of 112 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in Greece, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,310 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,034 ha | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 2,714 ha | -10.5% |
| 1964 | 3,210 ha | +18.3% |
| 1965 | 3,270 ha | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 3,350 ha | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 3,637 ha | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 4,380 ha | +20.4% |
| 1969 | 3,460 ha | -21.0% |
| 1970 | 3,800 ha | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 5,000 ha | +31.6% |
| 1972 | 4,100 ha | -18.0% |
| 1973 | 3,290 ha | -19.8% |
| 1974 | 3,100 ha | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 3,800 ha | +22.6% |
| 1976 | 3,900 ha | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 4,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 4,400 ha | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 4,700 ha | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 4,800 ha | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 2,900 ha | -39.6% |
| 1982 | 2,700 ha | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 3,400 ha | +25.9% |
| 1984 | 3,100 ha | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 3,300 ha | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 3,480 ha | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 3,570 ha | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 3,000 ha | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 2,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1990 | 2,017 ha | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1,716 ha | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 1,752 ha | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1,058 ha | -39.6% |
| 1994 | 797 ha | -24.7% |
| 1995 | 620 ha | -22.2% |
| 1996 | 618 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 607 ha | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 555 ha | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 548 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 591 ha | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 534 ha | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 507 ha | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 486 ha | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 490 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 491 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 494 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 457 ha | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 380 ha | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 504 ha | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 557 ha | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 565 ha | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 668 ha | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 677 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 757 ha | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 780 ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,328 ha | +70.3% |
| 2017 | 1,478 ha | +11.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1,478 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 218.5 ha, 6.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1,478 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 233 ha, 6.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,374 ha | 2,714 ha | 4,380 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,009 ha | 3,100 ha | 5,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,225 ha | 2,000 ha | 4,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,029 ha | 548 ha | 2,017 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 493.4 ha | 380 ha | 591 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 851.25 ha | 557 ha | 1,478 ha | 8 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Greece?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Greece was 1,478 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5,000 ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 380 ha in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested?
- Greece ranks 81st out of 112 countries with data for 2017.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.4%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.