What is the highest surface area recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 131,960 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 131,960 sq. km in 1961.

How does Greece rank for surface area?

Greece ranks 97th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Greece

Name: Surface area in Greece
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Greece: Surface area was 131,960 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

131,960 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

97th

of 216 countries

All-time high

131,960 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

131,960 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Greece, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Greece recorded 131,960 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Greece peaked at 131,960 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 131,960 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Greece 97th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Surface area in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Greece, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	131,960 sq. km	—
1962	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	131,960 sq. km	+0.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

Greece's 131,960 sq. km is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,689 sq. km, 4.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Greece's 131,960 sq. km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84,434 sq. km, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	9
1970s	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	10
1980s	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	10
1990s	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	10
2000s	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	10
2010s	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	10
2020s	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	131,960 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Greece

94 Nepal 147,180 sq. km compare
95 Dominican Republic 146,839 sq. km compare
96 Tajikistan 141,379 sq. km compare
98 Nicaragua 130,370 sq. km compare
99 Eritrea 121,766 sq. km compare
100 North Korea 120,540 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Greece?: Surface area in Greece was 131,960 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 131,960 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 131,960 sq. km in 1961.
How does Greece rank for surface area?: Greece ranks 97th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.