Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Greece
Greece: Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production was 83,200 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Greece is 83,200 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Greece peaked at 83,600 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 205.59 t, in 1968.
That places Greece 23rd out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Greece, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,833 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,110 t | -39.5% |
| 1963 | 1,078 t | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 1,399 t | +29.8% |
| 1965 | 694.47 t | -50.3% |
| 1966 | 809.81 t | +16.6% |
| 1967 | 1,321 t | +63.1% |
| 1968 | 205.59 t | -84.4% |
| 1969 | 364.35 t | +77.2% |
| 1970 | 438.9 t | +20.5% |
| 1971 | 883.15 t | +101.2% |
| 1972 | 1,128 t | +27.7% |
| 1973 | 690.9 t | -38.7% |
| 1974 | 716.8 t | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 877.45 t | +22.4% |
| 1976 | 1,332 t | +51.9% |
| 1977 | 1,237 t | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 380.8 t | -69.2% |
| 1979 | 981.75 t | +157.8% |
| 1980 | 2,220 t | +126.1% |
| 1981 | 1,632 t | -26.5% |
| 1982 | 3,363 t | +106.1% |
| 1983 | 10,811 t | +221.5% |
| 1984 | 23,462 t | +117.0% |
| 1985 | 25,791 t | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 21,919 t | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 39,693 t | +81.1% |
| 1988 | 32,783 t | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 19,576 t | -40.3% |
| 1990 | 13,980 t | -28.6% |
| 1991 | 18,703 t | +33.8% |
| 1992 | 16,710 t | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 19,384 t | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 28,362 t | +46.3% |
| 1995 | 22,089 t | -22.1% |
| 1996 | 46,003 t | +108.3% |
| 1997 | 29,969 t | -34.9% |
| 1998 | 37,175 t | +24.0% |
| 1999 | 29,633 t | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 36,499 t | +23.2% |
| 2001 | 31,643 t | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 25,117 t | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 19,415 t | -22.7% |
| 2004 | 19,540 t | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 15,916 t | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 14,488 t | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 9,981 t | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 13,858 t | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 32,055 t | +131.3% |
| 2010 | 64,387 t | +100.9% |
| 2011 | 70,194 t | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 49,085 t | -30.1% |
| 2013 | 61,014 t | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 63,912 t | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 49,635 t | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 44,944 t | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 41,948 t | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 56,600 t | +34.9% |
| 2019 | 71,100 t | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 83,600 t | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 71,400 t | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 76,800 t | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 83,200 t | +8.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 83,200 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,300 t, 5.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Greece's 83,200 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,004 t, 3.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 979.32 t | 205.59 t | 1,833 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 866.74 t | 380.8 t | 1,332 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,125 t | 1,632 t | 39,693 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,201 t | 13,980 t | 46,003 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,851 t | 9,981 t | 36,499 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,282 t | 41,948 t | 71,100 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,750 t | 71,400 t | 83,600 t | 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 sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Greece?
- Sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Greece was 83,200 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower-seed oil, crude — production recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 83,600 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest sunflower-seed oil, crude — production recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 205.59 t in 1968.
- How does Greece rank for sunflower-seed oil, crude — production?
- Greece ranks 23rd out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sunflower-seed oil, crude — production rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. 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 Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production. 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.