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.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,036 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 4,124 kg per hectare | +35.8% |
| 1992 | 3,607 kg per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 3,553 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 3,887 kg per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 3,751 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 3,710 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 3,799 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 3,581 kg per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 3,649 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 3,869 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 3,848 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3,747 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3,694 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 4,017 kg per hectare | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 4,050 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 3,919 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3,930 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4,516 kg per hectare | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 4,266 kg per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 4,065 kg per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 4,344 kg per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 4,207 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 4,393 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 4,286 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 4,215 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4,224 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4,317 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3,800 kg per hectare | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 4,044 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 4,197 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 4,195 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4,143 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 4,140 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4,053 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 4,053 kg per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,224 kg per hectare, 78% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Greece's 4,053 kg per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,676 kg per hectare, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +35.8% | 3,036 kg per hectare | 4,124 kg per hectare |
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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 39.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.48 % change on previous year (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.