Greece's cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 4,053 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.45% from 4,287 in 2014 (0.56% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4,053 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 4,044 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 4,287 | 2014 |
| Highest | 4,516 | 2008 |
| Lowest | 1,266 | 1961 |
| Average since 2015 | 4,133 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 1,266 | 1961 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Greece's cereal yield (kg per hectare) fell 87 on 2023 (from 4,140 to 4,053).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +19.56 and a typical year strayed about 213.48 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,088 in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 986.2 in 1990. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Greece had the 62nd highest value of the 176 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Greece | 4,053 | 2024 |
| World | 4,229 | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 4,045 | 2023 |
| High income | 5,394 | 2023 |
Closest to Greece in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.
Limitations: Cereals production data relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year. The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 64 values
| Year | Cereal yield (kg per hectare) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,053 |
| 2023 | 4,140 |
| 2022 | 4,143 |
| 2021 | 4,195 |
| 2020 | 4,197 |
| 2019 | 4,044 |
| 2018 | 3,800 |
| 2017 | 4,317 |
| 2016 | 4,224 |
| 2015 | 4,215 |
| 2014 |
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in nearby economies
More environment data for Greece
- Population in largest city — 3.16 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 38.24% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 3.16 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 30.3% (2025)
- Rural population — 2.16 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 20.78% (2025)
- Urban population — 8.25 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 79.22% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 128,022 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Greece's cereal yield (kg per hectare)?
- 4,053 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is up 220.24% from 1,266 in 1961 (1.86% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4,516 in 2008 and the lowest 1,266 in 1961.
- How does Greece rank?
- 62nd highest of 176 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in cereal yield (kg per hectare) unusual for Greece?
- In 2024, Greece's cereal yield (kg per hectare) fell 87 on 2023 (from 4,140 to 4,053). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +19.56 and a typical year strayed about 213.48 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.YLD.CREL.KG, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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