Greece vs Seychelles: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Greece
6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Seychelles
5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Greece rank
56th
Seychelles rank
58th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Greece
- Seychelles
How they compare
Greece currently reports 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Seychelles, a difference of 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 56th and Seychelles ranks 58th of 198 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1860s | 0.2928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1870s | 0.3148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1880s | 0.2842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1890s | 0.3485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1900s | 0.3772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.3603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.5613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.7018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.4031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1950s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1960s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1980s | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 9.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 10.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Greece or Seychelles?
- Greece, at 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Greece and Seychelles?
- 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Seychelles?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Seychelles rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Greece ranks 56th and Seychelles ranks 58th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.