Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Greece
Greece: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 4,053 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Greece stood at 4,053 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Greece peaked at 4,516 kg per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,036 kg per hectare, in 1990.
That places Greece 65th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,670 kg per hectare | 3,036 kg per hectare | 4,124 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,986 kg per hectare | 3,694 kg per hectare | 4,516 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,189 kg per hectare | 3,800 kg per hectare | 4,393 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,145 kg per hectare | 4,053 kg per hectare | 4,197 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0753 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0753 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0922 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.5% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1682 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 3.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Greece?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Greece was 4,053 kg per hectare in 2024, 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 cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4,516 kg per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,036 kg per hectare in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Greece ranks 65th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.