Potato yields in Greece
Greece: Potato yields was 31.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Greece is 31.59 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Greece peaked at 31.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.12 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Greece 33rd out of 158 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 | 9.41 tonnes per hectare | 7.12 tonnes per hectare | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.18 tonnes per hectare | 12.9 tonnes per hectare | 15.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.95 tonnes per hectare | 16.47 tonnes per hectare | 20.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.93 tonnes per hectare | 18.95 tonnes per hectare | 20.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.29 tonnes per hectare | 19.39 tonnes per hectare | 20.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6 tonnes per hectare | 19.92 tonnes per hectare | 29.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8 tonnes per hectare | 28.21 tonnes per hectare | 31.59 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 potato yields in Greece?
- Potato yields in Greece was 31.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 31.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.12 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for potato yields?
- Greece ranks 33rd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.