Kilkis is a city in Central Macedonia, Greece. As of 2011 there were 22,914 people living in the city proper, 28,745 people living in the municipal unit, and 51,926 in the municipality of Kilkis. It is also the capital city of the regional unit of Kilkis.
The area of Kilkis, during the 20th century, became several times a war theatre; during the Macedonian Struggle, the Balkan Wars, WWI, WWII, the Greek Resistance and the Greek civil war.
Greece: Cereal yield, kg per hectar from 1961 to 2017. The average value for Greece during that period was 3203 kg per hectar with a minimum of 1266 kg per hectar in 1961 and a maximum of 4516 kg per hectar in 2008. The latest value from 2017 is 3764 kg per hectar. For comparison, the world average in 2017 based on 176 countries is 3573 kg per hectar. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
In 2017, land under cereal production for Greece was 836,606 hectares. Land under cereal production of Greece fell gradually from 1.71 million hectares in 1968 to 836,606 hectares in 2017.
What is land under cereal production?
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include 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.