FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Greece
Greece: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.2783 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.2783 hectares per person for fao projections of arable land, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.4595 hectares per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2628 hectares per person, in 2020.
Greece ranks 49th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4406 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4382 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4595 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4522 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4507 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4471 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4461 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4466 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.445 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4447 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4428 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4399 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.436 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4342 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4275 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4203 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4144 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4157 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4112 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4071 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4061 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4036 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3988 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3996 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3955 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3938 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3922 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.391 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3925 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.389 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3822 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3791 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3747 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3729 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3696 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3675 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3644 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3621 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3596 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3567 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3546 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3528 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3518 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3433 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3436 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3377 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.335 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3335 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3319 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3331 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3332 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3328 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3314 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3055 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3033 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.302 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2999 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3006 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2628 hectares per person | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2689 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2774 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2783 hectares per person | +0.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.2783 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0943 hectares per person, 2.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.2783 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2362 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4473 hectares per person | 0.4382 hectares per person | 0.4595 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4286 hectares per person | 0.4112 hectares per person | 0.4447 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.398 hectares per person | 0.391 hectares per person | 0.4071 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3721 hectares per person | 0.3596 hectares per person | 0.389 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3441 hectares per person | 0.3319 hectares per person | 0.3567 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3142 hectares per person | 0.2999 hectares per person | 0.3332 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2718 hectares per person | 0.2628 hectares per person | 0.2783 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Greece?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Greece was 0.2783 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4595 hectares per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2628 hectares per person in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Greece ranks 49th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land 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
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.