Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Greece
Greece: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0362 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.0362 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.1484 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0327 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Greece 35th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1397 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1412 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1272 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1484 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1471 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1315 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 0.121 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1256 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1229 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1109 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1106 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0996 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0946 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1022 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1022 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1013 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1009 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1054 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1037 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.105 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1094 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1079 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0999 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0876 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0889 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0911 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0891 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.089 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0908 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0984 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0983 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0905 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0866 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0854 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0832 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0814 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0808 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0789 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0768 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0794 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0806 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0798 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0776 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0771 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0764 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0706 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.066 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0674 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0702 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0663 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0619 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0624 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0601 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0525 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0464 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0501 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0431 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0377 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0327 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0333 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0389 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0395 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0431 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0362 ha per person | -15.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0362 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0362 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0366 ha per person, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1338 ha per person | 0.121 ha per person | 0.1484 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1031 ha per person | 0.0946 ha per person | 0.1109 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0959 ha per person | 0.0876 ha per person | 0.1094 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.086 ha per person | 0.0768 ha per person | 0.0984 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0745 ha per person | 0.066 ha per person | 0.0806 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0513 ha per person | 0.0327 ha per person | 0.0663 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0382 ha per person | 0.0333 ha per person | 0.0431 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 32 Finland 0.0382 ha per person compare
- 33 North Macedonia 0.0368 ha per person compare
- 34 Croatia 0.0364 ha per person compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 0.0342 ha per person compare
- 37 Kyrgyzstan 0.0333 ha per person compare
- 38 Germany 0.0313 ha per person 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Greece?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Greece was 0.0362 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1484 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0327 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Greece ranks 35th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.