Greece - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Greece was 61,036 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92,220 in 1990 and a minimum value of 61,020 in 2017.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 89,100
1962 89,020
1963 90,210
1964 89,910
1965 86,780
1966 90,900
1967 91,130
1968 91,430
1969 91,440
1970 91,550
1971 91,550
1972 91,600
1973 91,430
1974 91,410
1975 91,180
1976 91,150
1977 91,120
1978 91,750
1979 91,810
1980 91,800
1981 92,060
1982 92,060
1983 91,820
1984 92,090
1985 91,840
1986 91,800
1987 91,770
1988 91,790
1989 92,150
1990 92,220
1991 91,640
1992 91,670
1993 91,600
1994 91,700
1995 91,640
1996 91,720
1997 89,850
1998 87,820
1999 86,700
2000 85,290
2001 84,380
2002 83,430
2003 82,520
2004 80,800
2005 80,050
2006 78,630
2007 77,530
2008 76,570
2009 75,600
2010 74,890
2011 73,960
2012 72,830
2013 71,530
2014 62,010
2015 61,990
2016 61,360
2017 61,020
2018 61,036

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Greece was 47.35 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 71.54 in 1990, while its lowest value was 47.34 in 2017.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 69.12
1962 69.06
1963 69.98
1964 69.75
1965 67.32
1966 70.52
1967 70.70
1968 70.93
1969 70.94
1970 71.02
1971 71.02
1972 71.06
1973 70.93
1974 70.92
1975 70.74
1976 70.71
1977 70.69
1978 71.18
1979 71.23
1980 71.22
1981 71.42
1982 71.42
1983 71.23
1984 71.44
1985 71.25
1986 71.22
1987 71.19
1988 71.21
1989 71.49
1990 71.54
1991 71.09
1992 71.12
1993 71.06
1994 71.14
1995 71.09
1996 71.16
1997 69.71
1998 68.13
1999 67.26
2000 66.17
2001 65.46
2002 64.72
2003 64.02
2004 62.68
2005 62.10
2006 61.00
2007 60.15
2008 59.40
2009 58.65
2010 58.10
2011 57.38
2012 56.50
2013 55.49
2014 48.11
2015 48.09
2016 47.60
2017 47.34
2018 47.35

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use