Honey by country
Greece
Honey, beehives and beeswax in Greece as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
natural honey, 2023
official figure
beehives, 2023
official figure
beeswax, 2017
imputed value
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2023, Greece produced 24,841 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).
Confirmed fact[1]That places it 2 of 6 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2023, about 1.3% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (14,356 t), production rose by 73%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 27,633 t in 2022, the lowest 3,922 t in 1962.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 2,018,392 beehives in 2023 (official figure). That is 4 of 17 countries.
Confirmed fact[1]Dividing the two figures gives about 12.3 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.
Statistical estimate[1]Beeswax production: 414 tonnes in 2017 (imputed value).
Statistical estimate[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in Greece
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Apis mellifera2,508 GBIF records
- Xylocopa violacea1,084 GBIF records
- Bombus terrestris1,006 GBIF records
- Lasioglossum malachurum202 GBIF records
- Bombus pascuorum122 GBIF records
- Anthophora plumipes121 GBIF records
- Halictus scabiosae113 GBIF records
- Osmia bicornis40 GBIF records
- Osmia cornuta29 GBIF records
- Anthidium manicatum18 GBIF records
- Bombus lapidarius17 GBIF records
- Andrena cineraria13 GBIF records
Honeys linked to this country
Sources
- FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Greece. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.