Greece vs Slovakia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Greece
4.30 billion tonnes
in 2024
Slovakia
4.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
46th
Slovakia rank
48th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Greece
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 4.30 billion tonnes against 4.03 billion tonnes in Slovakia, a difference of 268.46 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 144 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Slovakia ahead.

Greece ranks 46th and Slovakia ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Slovakia Difference Ahead
1860s 289,456 tonnes 6.02 million tonnes 5.73 million tonnes Slovakia
1870s 1.25 million tonnes 16.95 million tonnes 15.69 million tonnes Slovakia
1880s 1.64 million tonnes 74.35 million tonnes 72.71 million tonnes Slovakia
1890s 3.21 million tonnes 158.39 million tonnes 155.18 million tonnes Slovakia
1900s 6.55 million tonnes 259.15 million tonnes 252.60 million tonnes Slovakia
1910s 11.28 million tonnes 396.89 million tonnes 385.60 million tonnes Slovakia
1920s 18.45 million tonnes 512.22 million tonnes 493.77 million tonnes Slovakia
1930s 42.73 million tonnes 630.70 million tonnes 587.97 million tonnes Slovakia
1940s 55.17 million tonnes 788.99 million tonnes 733.82 million tonnes Slovakia
1950s 86.50 million tonnes 987.06 million tonnes 900.56 million tonnes Slovakia
1960s 187.83 million tonnes 1.31 billion tonnes 1.12 billion tonnes Slovakia
1970s 460.77 million tonnes 1.78 billion tonnes 1.32 billion tonnes Slovakia
1980s 958.90 million tonnes 2.36 billion tonnes 1.40 billion tonnes Slovakia
1990s 1.72 billion tonnes 2.90 billion tonnes 1.18 billion tonnes Slovakia
2000s 2.72 billion tonnes 3.33 billion tonnes 604.46 million tonnes Slovakia
2010s 3.69 billion tonnes 3.71 billion tonnes 24.52 million tonnes Slovakia
2020s 4.19 billion tonnes 3.97 billion tonnes 221.45 million tonnes Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Greece or Slovakia?
Greece, at 4.30 billion tonnes against 4.03 billion tonnes in Slovakia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Greece and Slovakia?
268.46 million tonnes, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Slovakia?
144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
How do Greece and Slovakia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Greece ranks 46th and Slovakia ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.