Greece vs Russian Federation: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Greece
2.6%
in 2024
Russian Federation
2.7%
in 2024
Greece rank
98th
Russian Federation rank
97th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Greece
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 68 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Greece ranks 98th and Russian Federation ranks 97th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 11 and Russian Federation in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 40.2% | 9.4% | 30.8% | Greece |
| 1870s | 1.3% | 12.8% | 11.4% | Russian Federation |
| 1890s | -2.8% | 11.4% | 14.2% | Russian Federation |
| 1900s | 14.5% | 4.3% | 10.2% | Greece |
| 1910s | 39.4% | -11.5% | 50.9% | Greece |
| 1920s | 70.4% | 13.8% | 56.6% | Greece |
| 1930s | -7.9% | 13.8% | 21.7% | Russian Federation |
| 1940s | 77.5% | 7.0% | 70.5% | Greece |
| 1950s | 22.3% | 8.6% | 13.6% | Greece |
| 1960s | 12.3% | 4.9% | 7.4% | Greece |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 4.1% | 3.3% | Greece |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | Greece |
| 1990s | 3.0% | -4.4% | 7.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Greece |
| 2010s | -4.4% | 1.0% | 5.5% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | -3.8% | 0.9% | 4.7% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Greece or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Greece and Russian Federation?
- 0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Russian Federation?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Russian Federation rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Greece ranks 98th and Russian Federation ranks 97th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.