How does Greece rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

Greece ranks 84th out of 209 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.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greece

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greece
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Greece: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 19.21 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

19.21 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

84th

of 209 countries

All-time high

40.91 percent

in 1996

All-time low

19.21 percent

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2023

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 209 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.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greece, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	40.42 percent	—
1962	40.34 percent	-0.2%
1963	39.76 percent	-1.4%
1964	39.9 percent	+0.4%
1965	37.42 percent	-6.2%
1966	40.64 percent	+8.6%
1967	40.64 percent	+0.0%
1968	40.64 percent	+0.0%
1969	40.65 percent	+0.0%
1970	40.69 percent	+0.1%
1971	40.69 percent	+0.0%
1972	40.73 percent	+0.1%
1973	40.73 percent	+0.0%
1974	40.73 percent	+0.0%
1975	40.74 percent	+0.0%
1976	40.75 percent	+0.0%
1977	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1978	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1979	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1980	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1981	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1982	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1983	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1984	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1985	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1986	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1987	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1988	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1989	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1990	40.77 percent	+0.0%
1991	40.5 percent	-0.7%
1992	40.54 percent	+0.1%
1993	40.65 percent	+0.3%
1994	40.73 percent	+0.2%
1995	40.81 percent	+0.2%
1996	40.91 percent	+0.2%
1997	39.57 percent	-3.3%
1998	38.01 percent	-3.9%
1999	37.24 percent	-2.0%
2000	36.27 percent	-2.6%
2001	35.58 percent	-1.9%
2002	34.89 percent	-1.9%
2003	34.2 percent	-2.0%
2004	33.51 percent	-2.0%
2005	32.82 percent	-2.1%
2006	32.13 percent	-2.1%
2007	31.44 percent	-2.1%
2008	30.74 percent	-2.2%
2009	30.05 percent	-2.2%
2010	29.36 percent	-2.3%
2011	28.67 percent	-2.4%
2012	27.98 percent	-2.4%
2013	27.3 percent	-2.4%
2014	22.29 percent	-18.4%
2015	22.63 percent	+1.5%
2016	22.36 percent	-1.2%
2017	21.94 percent	-1.9%
2018	21.08 percent	-3.9%
2019	20.54 percent	-2.6%
2020	21.83 percent	+6.3%
2021	22.26 percent	+2.0%
2022	19.21 percent	-13.7%
2023	19.21 percent	+0.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

Greece's 19.21 percent is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 2.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Greece's 19.21 percent is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)

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

Countries ranked near Greece

81 Spain 19.78 percent compare
82 Malawi 19.62 percent compare
83 France 19.24 percent compare
85 Turkey 18.99 percent compare
86 Burundi 18.81 percent compare
86 Slovenia 18.81 percent compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More reference data data for Greece

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)

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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 209 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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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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).