Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Greece
Greece: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 59 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Greece, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Greece is 59, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Greece peaked at 100 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2010.
That places Greece 124th out of 147 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 99 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 93 | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 100 | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 97 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 92 | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 88 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 87 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 86 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 79 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 74 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 50 | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 65 | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 59 | -6.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 59 is below the median for high income countries, which is 80, 74% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Greece's 59 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.5, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +30.0% | 50 | 65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.89 | 92 | 100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.9 | 85 | 92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.2 | 82 | 91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.7 | 70 | 85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.7 | 66 | 73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2 | 50 | 65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Greece?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Greece was 59 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2010.
- How does Greece rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Greece ranks 124th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).