Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre was 0.5651 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Greece stood at 0.5651 t per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 1.22 t per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5195 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Greece 21st out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Greece, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5195 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5707 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5736 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5937 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6132 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6373 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6549 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6545 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6932 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7051 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.746 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7706 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8195 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8719 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.893 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9281 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.935 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9457 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9561 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9538 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9474 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.948 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9596 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9823 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9811 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9682 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 1.04 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.11 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.11 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.16 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.16 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.22 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.16 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7543 t per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6407 t per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6416 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5885 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6762 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6978 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6429 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6662 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7257 t per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5651 t per square kilometre | -22.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.5651 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0849 t per square kilometre, 6.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.5651 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0878 t per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, 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 | -30.5% | 1.09 t per square kilometre | 0.7543 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6123 t per square kilometre | 0.5195 t per square kilometre | 0.6932 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8571 t per square kilometre | 0.7051 t per square kilometre | 0.9561 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9886 t per square kilometre | 0.9474 t per square kilometre | 1.08 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 t per square kilometre | 1.08 t per square kilometre | 1.13 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 t per square kilometre | 1.15 t per square kilometre | 1.22 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8483 t per square kilometre | 0.5885 t per square kilometre | 1.15 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.65 t per square kilometre | 0.5651 t per square kilometre | 0.7257 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Greece?
- Sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Greece was 0.5651 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 t per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5195 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 21st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 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 — Production 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.