Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Greece
Greece: Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 19,580 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Greece, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Greece is 19,580 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 129.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Greece peaked at 20,600 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 7,093 ha, in 1993.
That places Greece 12th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Greece, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 20,600 ha | — |
| 1986 | 20,300 ha | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 19,700 ha | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 19,000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 18,200 ha | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 17,800 ha | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 17,100 ha | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 16,400 ha | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 7,093 ha | -56.8% |
| 1994 | 7,107 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 7,148 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 7,141 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 7,352 ha | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 7,458 ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 7,555 ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 7,625 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 7,750 ha | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 7,928 ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 7,919 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8,652 ha | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 8,980 ha | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 9,195 ha | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 9,240 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 9,350 ha | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 9,407 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9,161 ha | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 9,203 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 9,214 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 9,190 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8,516 ha | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 8,959 ha | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 10,249 ha | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 11,792 ha | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 15,270 ha | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 14,820 ha | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 20,270 ha | +36.8% |
| 2021 | 16,580 ha | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 17,100 ha | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 16,740 ha | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 19,580 ha | +17.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 19,580 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,075 ha, 18.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Greece's 19,580 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,869 ha, 10.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -56.8% | 16,400 ha | 7,093 ha |
| 2020 | +36.8% | 14,820 ha | 20,270 ha |
| 2018 | +29.5% | 11,792 ha | 15,270 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19,560 ha | 18,200 ha | 20,600 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 10,215 ha | 7,093 ha | 17,800 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,605 ha | 7,625 ha | 9,407 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,637 ha | 8,516 ha | 15,270 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,054 ha | 16,580 ha | 20,270 ha | 5 |
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 walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Greece?
- Walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Greece was 19,580 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest walnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 20,600 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest walnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,093 ha in 1993.
- How does Greece rank for walnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is walnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.