Vegetable oil production in Greece
Greece: Vegetable oil production was 6,107 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6,107 tonnes
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
24th
of 66 countries
All-time high
6,636 tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
902.37 tonnes
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil production in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetable oil production in Greece is 6,107 tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil production in Greece peaked at 6,636 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 902.37 tonnes, in 1965.
Greece ranks 24th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil production in Greece, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,327 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1,102 tonnes | -17.0% |
| 1963 | 2,825 tonnes | +156.4% |
| 1964 | 1,667 tonnes | -41.0% |
| 1965 | 902.37 tonnes | -45.9% |
| 1966 | 1,712 tonnes | +89.7% |
| 1967 | 1,771 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 1,339 tonnes | -24.4% |
| 1969 | 1,849 tonnes | +38.0% |
| 1970 | 2,379 tonnes | +28.7% |
| 1971 | 1,903 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 1,705 tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 1,893 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 1,957 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1,435 tonnes | -26.7% |
| 1976 | 2,044 tonnes | +42.5% |
| 1977 | 2,086 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 2,287 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 2,222 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 1,982 tonnes | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 1,666 tonnes | -15.9% |
| 1982 | 1,829 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 1,811 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 2,037 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 1,840 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 1,702 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 1,835 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 2,700 tonnes | +47.2% |
| 1989 | 3,190 tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 2,487 tonnes | -22.1% |
| 1991 | 3,782 tonnes | +52.1% |
| 1992 | 1,680 tonnes | -55.6% |
| 1993 | 1,348 tonnes | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 1,541 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 2,950 tonnes | +91.5% |
| 1996 | 4,469 tonnes | +51.5% |
| 1997 | 3,686 tonnes | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 4,221 tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 2,471 tonnes | -41.4% |
| 2000 | 4,036 tonnes | +63.3% |
| 2001 | 3,931 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 4,528 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 4,464 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 4,793 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 4,299 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 4,840 tonnes | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 5,340 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 5,202 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 3,843 tonnes | -26.1% |
| 2010 | 4,403 tonnes | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 2,730 tonnes | -38.0% |
| 2012 | 3,972 tonnes | +45.5% |
| 2013 | 6,182 tonnes | +55.6% |
| 2014 | 5,002 tonnes | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 5,240 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 5,598 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 5,179 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 5,438 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 5,383 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 5,317 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 6,636 tonnes | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 5,462 tonnes | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 6,107 tonnes | +11.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 6,107 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 795.17 tonnes, 7.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Greece's 6,107 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 390.63 tonnes, 15.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +156.4% | 1,102 tonnes | 2,825 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,611 tonnes | 902.37 tonnes | 2,825 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,991 tonnes | 1,435 tonnes | 2,379 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,059 tonnes | 1,666 tonnes | 3,190 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,863 tonnes | 1,348 tonnes | 4,469 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,528 tonnes | 3,843 tonnes | 5,340 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,913 tonnes | 2,730 tonnes | 6,182 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,881 tonnes | 5,317 tonnes | 6,636 tonnes | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Greece
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5361 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 26.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil production in Greece?
- Vegetable oil production in Greece was 6,107 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil production recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6,636 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil production recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 902.37 tonnes in 1965.
- How does Greece rank for vegetable oil production?
- Greece ranks 24th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil production rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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