Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Greece
Greece: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 709,120 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
709,120 hectares
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
92nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.78 million hectares
in 1965
All-time low
709,120 hectares
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Greece stood at 709,120 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Greece peaked at 1.78 million hectares in 1965 and was at its lowest, 709,120 hectares, in 2024.
Greece ranks 92nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Greece, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.77 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 1.76 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.64 million hectares | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 1.77 million hectares | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 1.78 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 1.72 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 1.69 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.71 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.64 million hectares | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 1.60 million hectares | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.63 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.57 million hectares | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 1.52 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.57 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 1.55 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.54 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.51 million hectares | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.54 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.58 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.61 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.62 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.62 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.57 million hectares | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.53 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 1.49 million hectares | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.47 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.48 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.46 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.45 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.47 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.50 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.40 million hectares | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 1.37 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.36 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.31 million hectares | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.32 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.31 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.29 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.25 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.27 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.28 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.29 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.27 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.26 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.25 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million hectares | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.17 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million hectares | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.23 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.16 million hectares | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.13 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.11 million hectares | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 994,750 hectares | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 938,176 hectares | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 853,072 hectares | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 787,980 hectares | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 728,140 hectares | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 739,890 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 770,910 hectares | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 773,280 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 822,260 hectares | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 709,120 hectares | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.72 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 1.78 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.56 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 984,817 hectares | 728,140 hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 763,092 hectares | 709,120 hectares | 822,260 hectares | 5 |
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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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Greece?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Greece was 709,120 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million hectares in 1965.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 709,120 hectares in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Greece ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.