Rye yields in Greece
Greece: Rye yields was 1.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rye yields in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rye yields in Greece is 1.91 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Greece peaked at 2.44 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8747 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Greece ranks 47th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.989 tonnes per hectare | 0.8747 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 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 rye yields in Greece?
- Rye yields in Greece was 1.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8747 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Greece rank for rye yields?
- Greece ranks 47th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.