Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Greece
Greece: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.2379 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Greece is 0.2379 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.6204 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2372 hectares per person, in 2022.
That places Greece 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6204 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6155 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6044 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6043 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5642 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6082 hectares per person | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6033 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5994 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5973 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5965 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5939 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5906 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.588 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5858 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5804 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5717 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5645 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5573 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5504 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.545 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5401 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5368 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5337 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.531 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.529 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5272 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5255 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5236 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5208 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5154 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5058 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5024 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5009 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4994 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.498 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.497 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4784 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4571 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.446 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4326 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4222 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4125 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4034 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3942 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.385 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3758 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3667 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3577 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3488 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3403 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3328 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3266 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3209 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2638 hectares per person | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2696 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2674 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.263 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2532 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2469 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.263 hectares per person | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2715 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2372 hectares per person | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2379 hectares per person | +0.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.2379 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1047 hectares per person, 2.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.2379 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1894 hectares per person, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6019 hectares per person | 0.5642 hectares per person | 0.6204 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5779 hectares per person | 0.5504 hectares per person | 0.5965 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5313 hectares per person | 0.5208 hectares per person | 0.545 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.49 hectares per person | 0.446 hectares per person | 0.5154 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3899 hectares per person | 0.3488 hectares per person | 0.4326 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2884 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.3403 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2524 hectares per person | 0.2372 hectares per person | 0.2715 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 75 Sierra Leone 0.26 hectares per person compare
- 76 Belarus 0.2594 hectares per person compare
- 77 Cuba 0.2577 hectares per person compare
- 79 Azerbaijan 0.2378 hectares per person compare
- 80 Costa Rica 0.2249 hectares per person compare
- 81 Liberia 0.2227 hectares per person compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Greece?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Greece was 0.2379 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6204 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2372 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Greece ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.