Yields of key staple crops in Greece
Greece: Yields of key staple crops was 3.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Greece is 3.21 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Greece peaked at 3.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Greece ranks 58th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 20.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 709,120 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Greece?
- Yields of key staple crops in Greece was 3.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Greece ranks 58th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.