Estonia vs Greece: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal

Estonia
4.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Greece
4.82 million tonnes
in 2024
Estonia rank
60th
Greece rank
59th

Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Estonia
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 4.82 million tonnes against 4.55 million tonnes in Estonia, a difference of 276,070 tonnes.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Greece ahead.

Estonia ranks 60th and Greece ranks 59th of 179 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 10 and Greece in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Greece Difference Ahead
1860s 31,089 tonnes 149,003 tonnes 117,914 tonnes Greece
1870s 62,339 tonnes 169,591 tonnes 107,252 tonnes Greece
1880s 171,694 tonnes 3,664 tonnes 168,030 tonnes Estonia
1890s 361,997 tonnes 347,622 tonnes 14,375 tonnes Estonia
1900s 677,370 tonnes 418,062 tonnes 259,308 tonnes Estonia
1910s 779,951 tonnes 375,764 tonnes 404,187 tonnes Estonia
1920s 550,526 tonnes 1.37 million tonnes 817,341 tonnes Greece
1930s 2.55 million tonnes 1.95 million tonnes 595,841 tonnes Estonia
1940s 3.70 million tonnes 256,992 tonnes 3.44 million tonnes Estonia
1950s 8.88 million tonnes 1.43 million tonnes 7.45 million tonnes Estonia
1960s 14.33 million tonnes 5.26 million tonnes 9.07 million tonnes Estonia
1970s 19.97 million tonnes 10.09 million tonnes 9.88 million tonnes Estonia
1980s 24.09 million tonnes 21.76 million tonnes 2.33 million tonnes Estonia
1990s 15.45 million tonnes 41.09 million tonnes 25.64 million tonnes Greece
2000s 11.55 million tonnes 45.12 million tonnes 33.58 million tonnes Greece
2010s 12.84 million tonnes 32.14 million tonnes 19.30 million tonnes Greece
2020s 5.87 million tonnes 7.91 million tonnes 2.04 million tonnes Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Estonia or Greece?
Greece, at 4.82 million tonnes against 4.55 million tonnes in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Estonia and Greece?
276,070 tonnes, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Greece?
144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Greece rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
Estonia ranks 60th and Greece ranks 59th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.