Egg production, per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: Egg production, per square kilometre was 0.678 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Egg production, per square kilometre in Greece, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production, per square kilometre in Greece is 0.678 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3859 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Greece 83rd out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Egg production, per square kilometre in Greece, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3859 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3969 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4908 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4778 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6336 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6772 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6637 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6673 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7386 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7489 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8356 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 0.816 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8067 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8145 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8206 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9088 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8667 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9214 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.991 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9202 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9408 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9875 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9667 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9298 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9741 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9786 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9501 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9252 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9251 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9251 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9133 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9024 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.909 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8844 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8738 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.924 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9049 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.855 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8307 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8191 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8577 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8542 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7718 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7546 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7895 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8441 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7742 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7215 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7471 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9068 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8317 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8217 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6752 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 0.678 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.678 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.678 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per square kilometre in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +32.6% | 0.4778 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6336 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5702 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3859 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7386 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.853 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7489 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.991 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9793 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9202 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9132 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8738 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9501 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8281 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7546 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9049 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7695 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6752 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9068 tonnes per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 80 Croatia 0.7037 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 81 Montenegro 0.6833 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 82 Ecuador 0.6808 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 84 Egypt 0.6583 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 85 Tuvalu 0.649 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 86 Tunisia 0.642 tonnes per square kilometre 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 egg production, per square kilometre in Greece?
- Egg production, per square kilometre in Greece was 0.678 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3859 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for egg production, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 83rd out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is egg production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.