Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.085 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.085 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 0.5384 ha per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.085 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Greece ranks 67th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.436 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.436 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4455 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4524 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.432 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4256 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4374 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4198 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4293 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4546 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3964 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4057 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4339 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4344 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4447 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5043 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5384 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4981 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4888 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5043 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.481 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.481 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4965 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4577 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4344 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4267 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.431 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4267 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4344 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3902 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4025 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3994 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3833 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.386 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4064 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3989 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3816 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3808 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3814 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3787 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3634 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3605 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3581 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3541 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3449 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3526 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3572 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3521 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3526 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3462 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3463 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3412 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3353 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2025 ha per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1818 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.161 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1536 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1306 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1237 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.122 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0959 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.085 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.084 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.085 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2328 ha per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -39.6% | 0.3353 ha per square kilometre | 0.2025 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4349 ha per square kilometre | 0.4198 ha per square kilometre | 0.4524 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4599 ha per square kilometre | 0.3964 ha per square kilometre | 0.5384 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4574 ha per square kilometre | 0.4267 ha per square kilometre | 0.5043 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3911 ha per square kilometre | 0.3808 ha per square kilometre | 0.4064 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3574 ha per square kilometre | 0.3449 ha per square kilometre | 0.3787 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2322 ha per square kilometre | 0.1237 ha per square kilometre | 0.3463 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1014 ha per square kilometre | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | 0.122 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 64 Afghanistan 0.0935 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Jamaica 0.0898 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Bhutan 0.0851 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Hungary 0.0829 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 0.0756 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Estonia 0.0749 ha per square kilometre 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Greece was 0.085 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5384 ha per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.085 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 67th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.