Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greece
Greece: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 19.21 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greece stood at 19.21 percent. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greece peaked at 40.91 percent in 1996 and was at its lowest, 19.21 percent, in 2022.
Greece ranks 84th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.05 percent | 37.42 percent | 40.65 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.74 percent | 40.69 percent | 40.77 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.77 percent | 40.77 percent | 40.77 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.97 percent | 37.24 percent | 40.91 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.16 percent | 30.05 percent | 36.27 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.41 percent | 20.54 percent | 29.36 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.63 percent | 19.21 percent | 22.26 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greece?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greece was 19.21 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 40.91 percent in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.21 percent in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Greece ranks 84th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).