Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Greece
Greece: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0095 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Greece stood at 0.0095 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.0262 ha per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0095 ha per person, in 2024.
Greece ranks 69th of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0227 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0196 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0218 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0176 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0168 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0162 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0154 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0169 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.017 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0193 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.019 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0186 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0179 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0146 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 1975 | 0.014 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0139 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0132 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0119 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0129 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0179 ha per person | +39.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0181 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0182 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0195 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0233 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0223 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0219 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0262 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0242 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0222 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0204 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0223 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0202 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0203 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0201 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0173 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0199 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0201 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0196 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.02 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0195 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0205 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.022 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0222 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0225 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0211 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0215 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0243 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0208 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0185 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0193 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0193 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0194 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0154 ha per person | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0136 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0123 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0117 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0106 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0108 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0114 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0125 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0095 ha per person | -24.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0095 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 3.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0095 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.008 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0182 ha per person | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.0227 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0155 ha per person | 0.0119 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0214 ha per person | 0.0179 ha per person | 0.0262 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.02 ha per person | 0.0173 ha per person | 0.0223 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0214 ha per person | 0.0195 ha per person | 0.0243 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0194 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0125 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Greece?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Greece was 0.0095 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0262 ha per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Greece ranks 69th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.