Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Greece
Greece: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 1.15 million ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Greece, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.15 million ha for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in 2017.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Greece peaked at 1.24 million ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 144,678 ha, in 1981.
That places Greece 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Greece, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 251,534 ha | — |
| 1962 | 306,068 ha | +21.7% |
| 1963 | 274,196 ha | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 173,570 ha | -36.7% |
| 1965 | 155,970 ha | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 158,540 ha | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 165,037 ha | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 161,950 ha | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 174,980 ha | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 169,300 ha | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 167,500 ha | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 198,224 ha | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 173,528 ha | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 167,914 ha | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 152,666 ha | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 166,365 ha | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 196,871 ha | +18.3% |
| 1978 | 170,677 ha | -13.3% |
| 1979 | 146,944 ha | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 158,957 ha | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 144,678 ha | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 150,020 ha | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 195,100 ha | +30.0% |
| 1984 | 256,800 ha | +31.6% |
| 1985 | 1.02 million ha | +296.3% |
| 1986 | 1.03 million ha | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.05 million ha | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 988,614 ha | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 995,529 ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 987,331 ha | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 968,098 ha | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.05 million ha | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 1.09 million ha | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million ha | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.17 million ha | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 1.18 million ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.18 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.21 million ha | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.24 million ha | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.21 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.20 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.17 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.17 million ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.06 million ha | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million ha | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million ha | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.17 million ha | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.19 million ha | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million ha | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million ha | +1.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.15 million ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 52,034 ha, 22.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.15 million ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 167,052 ha, 6.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +296.3% | 256,800 ha | 1.02 million ha |
| 1964 | -36.7% | 274,196 ha | 173,570 ha |
| 1984 | +31.6% | 195,100 ha | 256,800 ha |
| 1983 | +30.0% | 150,020 ha | 195,100 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 202,427 ha | 155,970 ha | 306,068 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 170,999 ha | 146,944 ha | 198,224 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 598,771 ha | 144,678 ha | 1.05 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million ha | 968,098 ha | 1.24 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million ha | 1.06 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million ha | 1.12 million ha | 1.20 million ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.232 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5246 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Greece?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Greece was 1.15 million ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 144,678 ha in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Greece ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.