Greece vs Serbia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Greece
-20.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Serbia
-16.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
193rd
Serbia rank
191st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Greece
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports -16.41 million tonnes against -20.36 million tonnes in Greece, a difference of 3.96 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Serbia ahead.
Greece ranks 193rd and Serbia ranks 191st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 9 and Serbia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.37 million tonnes | 14.78 million tonnes | 4.41 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1860s | 11.13 million tonnes | 15.85 million tonnes | 4.72 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1870s | 12.80 million tonnes | 16.25 million tonnes | 3.45 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1880s | 14.26 million tonnes | 16.20 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1890s | 15.13 million tonnes | 15.99 million tonnes | 859,660 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1900s | 12.74 million tonnes | 15.76 million tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1910s | 11.50 million tonnes | 15.25 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1920s | 15.96 million tonnes | 14.96 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1930s | 23.12 million tonnes | 13.94 million tonnes | 9.18 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1940s | 13.83 million tonnes | 12.65 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1950s | 14.98 million tonnes | 20.30 million tonnes | 5.32 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1960s | 9.80 million tonnes | 7.56 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1970s | 3.78 million tonnes | 99,218 tonnes | 3.69 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.78 million tonnes | -1.70 million tonnes | 4.48 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | -622,536 tonnes | -7.80 million tonnes | 7.18 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | -8.49 million tonnes | -20.38 million tonnes | 11.89 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | -16.56 million tonnes | -24.17 million tonnes | 7.61 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | -19.73 million tonnes | -17.85 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Greece or Serbia?
- Serbia, at -16.41 million tonnes against -20.36 million tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Greece and Serbia?
- 3.96 million tonnes, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Serbia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Serbia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Greece ranks 193rd and Serbia ranks 191st of 197 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 land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.