What is land area in square kilometres in Greece?

Land area in square kilometres in Greece was 128,900 sq. km in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land area in square kilometres recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 128,900 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area in square kilometres recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 128,900 sq. km in 1961.

How does Greece rank for land area in square kilometres?

Greece ranks 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area in square kilometres rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Greece data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in square kilometres. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in square kilometres in Greece

Name: Land area in square kilometres in Greece
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Greece: Land area in square kilometres was 128,900 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

128,900 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

96th

of 215 countries

All-time high

128,900 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

128,900 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in square kilometres in Greece, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Greece recorded 128,900 sq. km for land area in square kilometres in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometres in Greece peaked at 128,900 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 128,900 sq. km, in 1961.

Greece ranks 96th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	9
1970s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	10
1980s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	10
1990s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	10
2000s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	10
2010s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	10
2020s	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	128,900 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Greece

93 Nepal 143,350 sq. km compare
94 Tajikistan 138,790 sq. km compare
95 Bangladesh 129,980 sq. km compare
97 Eritrea 121,178 sq. km compare
98 North Korea 120,410 sq. km compare
99 Nicaragua 120,340 sq. km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometres in Greece?: Land area in square kilometres in Greece was 128,900 sq. km in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land area in square kilometres recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 128,900 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometres recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 128,900 sq. km in 1961.
How does Greece rank for land area in square kilometres?: Greece ranks 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometres rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in square kilometres. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area in square kilometres
Unit: sq. km
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total land area, measured in square kilometres (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.