Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.01 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece is 1.01 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 2.09 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8697 ha per square kilometre, in 1978.
That places Greece 67th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1963 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1965 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1971 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9853 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.993 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9535 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8697 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9519 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 1981 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1988 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.85 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9777 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8801 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.896 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.906 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9317 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9833 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.01 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 9.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.01 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8868 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +40.6% | 0.9519 ha per square kilometre | 1.34 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.8697 ha per square kilometre | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 0.8801 ha per square kilometre | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9585 ha per square kilometre | 0.906 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece was 1.01 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8697 ha per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Greece rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 67th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — 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
Maize (corn) — 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.