Quinces — Area harvested in Greece
Greece: Quinces — Area harvested was 413 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Quinces — Area harvested in Greece, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, quinces — area harvested in Greece stood at 413 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 154.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quinces — area harvested in Greece peaked at 1,270 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 117 ha, in 1999.
Greece ranks 24th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Quinces — Area harvested in Greece, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 400 ha | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 300 ha | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,270 ha | +323.3% |
| 1986 | 1,215 ha | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 1,120 ha | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 1,065 ha | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 1,050 ha | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 950 ha | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 945 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 895 ha | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 134 ha | -85.0% |
| 1994 | 130 ha | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 131 ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 130 ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 128 ha | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 125 ha | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 117 ha | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 129 ha | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 126 ha | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 127 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 134 ha | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 141 ha | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 146 ha | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 155 ha | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 162 ha | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 174 ha | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 188 ha | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 206 ha | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 215 ha | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 233 ha | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 232 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 274 ha | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 321 ha | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 395 ha | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 413 ha | +4.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 413 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 156 ha, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Greece's 413 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 287 ha, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Quinces — 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 | +323.3% | 300 ha | 1,270 ha |
| 1993 | -85.0% | 895 ha | 134 ha |
| 1981 | -25.0% | 400 ha | 300 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 500 ha | 500 ha | 500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 410 ha | 400 ha | 500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 732 ha | 300 ha | 1,270 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 368.5 ha | 117 ha | 950 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.2 ha | 126 ha | 188 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 286.12 ha | 206 ha | 413 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 quinces — area harvested in Greece?
- Quinces — area harvested in Greece was 413 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest quinces — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,270 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest quinces — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 117 ha in 1999.
- How does Greece rank for quinces — area harvested?
- Greece ranks 24th out of 55 countries with data for 2017.
- Is quinces — area harvested rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.9%. 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 Quinces — 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.