Pistachios, in shell — Area harvested in Greece
Greece: Pistachios, in shell — Area harvested was 4,353 ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pistachios, in shell — Area harvested in Greece, 1985–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, pistachios, in shell — area harvested in Greece stood at 4,353 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pistachios, in shell — area harvested in Greece peaked at 5,698 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3,650 ha, in 1985.
Greece ranks 8th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Pistachios, in shell — Area harvested in Greece, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3,650 ha | — |
| 1986 | 3,780 ha | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 3,840 ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 3,920 ha | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 3,980 ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 3,840 ha | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 3,910 ha | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 4,270 ha | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 4,503 ha | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 4,553 ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4,511 ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 5,619 ha | +24.6% |
| 1997 | 5,663 ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 5,698 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5,481 ha | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 5,512 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 5,436 ha | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 5,395 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 5,582 ha | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 4,670 ha | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 4,945 ha | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 4,956 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4,889 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 4,705 ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 4,434 ha | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 4,365 ha | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 4,370 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4,182 ha | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 4,015 ha | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 4,373 ha | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 4,001 ha | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 4,369 ha | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 4,353 ha | -0.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 4,353 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,353 ha, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Greece's 4,353 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,680 ha, 1.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,834 ha | 3,650 ha | 3,980 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 4,805 ha | 3,840 ha | 5,698 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,052 ha | 4,434 ha | 5,582 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,254 ha | 4,001 ha | 4,373 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 5 Madagascar 13,236 ha compare
- 6 Australia 4,406 ha compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 4,406 ha compare
- 9 Italy 3,870 ha compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 2,680 ha compare
- 11 Afghanistan 2,139 ha compare
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 pistachios, in shell — area harvested in Greece?
- Pistachios, in shell — area harvested in Greece was 4,353 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pistachios, in shell — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5,698 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest pistachios, in shell — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,650 ha in 1985.
- How does Greece rank for pistachios, in shell — area harvested?
- Greece ranks 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pistachios, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pistachios, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.