Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Greece
Greece: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 52.75 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Greece is 52.75 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Greece peaked at 111.66 An per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 52.75 An per square kilometre, in 2023.
Greece ranks 13th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Greece, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77.28 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 77.59 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 80.58 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 79.11 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 72.48 An per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 72.98 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 74.12 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 73.17 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 77.84 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 77.58 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 78.4 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 79.34 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 81.89 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 86.49 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 89.21 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 90.4 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 90.57 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 91.11 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 86.59 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 87.13 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 87.24 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 86.34 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 88.18 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 95.6 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 97.1 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 85.03 An per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 94.15 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 91.5 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 93.48 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 104.53 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 93.98 An per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 96.91 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 105.73 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 105.9 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 107.55 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 108.06 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 108.71 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 108.89 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 109.5 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 109.79 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 110 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 111.66 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 111.51 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 111.43 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 110.27 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 109.33 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 108.7 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 108.24 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 108.39 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 107.84 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 106.82 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 104.59 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 103.3 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 69.36 An per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2015 | 59.75 An per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 59.29 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 54.1 An per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 64.61 An per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 61.81 An per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 59.43 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 58.94 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 56.12 An per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 52.75 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 52.75 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.6 An per square kilometre, 11.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Greece's 52.75 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.59 An per square kilometre, 9.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 | -32.9% | 103.3 An per square kilometre | 69.36 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.13 An per square kilometre | 72.48 An per square kilometre | 80.58 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.16 An per square kilometre | 77.58 An per square kilometre | 91.11 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.57 An per square kilometre | 85.03 An per square kilometre | 97.1 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.98 An per square kilometre | 93.98 An per square kilometre | 109.5 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.93 An per square kilometre | 108.24 An per square kilometre | 111.66 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.15 An per square kilometre | 54.1 An per square kilometre | 107.84 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.81 An per square kilometre | 52.75 An per square kilometre | 59.43 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 10 Albania 62.71 An per square kilometre compare
- 11 Israel 58.04 An per square kilometre compare
- 12 Nigeria 54.08 An per square kilometre compare
- 14 Nepal 52.42 An per square kilometre compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 50.46 An per square kilometre compare
- 16 Tajikistan 50.36 An 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Greece?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Greece was 52.75 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 111.66 An per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.75 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Greece ranks 13th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.