Country profile
Greece
For Greece, Rare Context holds 37 assets and rights in 3 classes, farmland prices for 13 regions and figures on mine production and reserves. It is the number 3 producer of perlite among the 14 countries the USGS lists.
Assets and rights
Each class links to its page for Greece.
- Mines2
- CO2 emitters33 · 24,233,563 tCO2e
- Processing plants2
Farmland prices
Greece: €14,312/ha for arable and €4,894/ha for permanent grassland in 2024.
- Arable
- Permanent grassland
- Irrigable arable
- Non-irrigable arable
| Year | Arable | Permanent grassland | Irrigable arable | Non-irrigable arable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14,312 | 4,894 | 18,765 | 9,166 |
| 2023 | 13,979 | 4,719 | 18,326 | 8,947 |
| 2022 | 13,571 | 4,538 | 17,844 | 8,629 |
| 2021 | 13,048 | 4,332 | 17,255 | 8,157 |
| 2020 | 12,599 | 4,323 | 16,451 | 8,148 |
Values in EUR/ha.
Mine production and reserves
6 commodities in the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the ones where Greece ranks highest first.
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perlite | 840,000 t/year 0% | #3 of 14 | 180,000,000 t | #1 of 5 |
| Pumice and pumicite | 1,000,000 t/year −1% | #3 of 16 | — | — |
| Clays, bentonite | 1,000,000 t/year −3% | #6 of 11 | — | — |
| Clays, fuller’s earth | 50,000 t/year +2% | #6 of 7 | — | — |
| Magnesium compounds, magnesium oxide (MgO) content | 130,000 t/year −3% | #11 of 12 | 280,000,000 t | #4 of 12 |
| Bauxite, dry weight | 960,000 t/year −1% | #13 of 13 | — | — |
World rank among the countries the USGS lists for each commodity, largest first. A percentage is the change on the year before.
Largest owners in Greece
By number of assets and rights they own, operate or hold here. Grid operators and users are not counted.
Data on this page
- EU Union Registry public data. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0, verified 2026-10-24.
- Eurostat apri_lprc. Eurostat apri_lprc, Commercial reuse allowed with attribution.
- USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, CC0 1.0.