Corn yields in Greece
Greece: Corn yields was 9.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in Greece stood at 9.67 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Greece peaked at 11.67 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.19 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Greece 21st out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.93 tonnes per hectare | 7.41 tonnes per hectare | 9.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.82 tonnes per hectare | 8.82 tonnes per hectare | 10.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | 9.67 tonnes per hectare | 10.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.92 tonnes per hectare | 10.38 tonnes per hectare | 11.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.49 tonnes per hectare | 9.67 tonnes per hectare | 11.24 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 20.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 709,120 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Greece?
- Corn yields in Greece was 9.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 11.67 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for corn yields?
- Greece ranks 21st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.