Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Greece

Greece: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.4609 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.4609
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
75th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.26
in 1962
All-time low
0.4492
in 2015
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Greece, 1961–2017

00.511.5196119892017

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2017, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Greece stood at 0.4609.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Greece peaked at 1.26 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4492, in 2015.

That places Greece 75th out of 163 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.11 1 1.26 9
1970s 0.8562 0.7583 0.9799 10
1980s 0.6454 0.5835 0.6844 10
1990s 0.5786 0.5231 0.7056 10
2000s 0.5413 0.5153 0.573 10
2010s 0.5183 0.4492 0.6084 8

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 72 Liberia 0.4759 compare
  2. 73 Netherlands 0.4718 compare
  3. 76 Hong Kong 0.4524 compare
  4. 77 Romania 0.4411 compare
  5. 78 Chad 0.4339 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Greece?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Greece was 0.4609 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 in 1962.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4492 in 2015.
How does Greece rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Greece ranks 75th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).