Greece vs South Africa: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Greece
0.6%
in 2024
South Africa
0.5%
in 2024
Greece rank
27th
South Africa rank
28th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Greece
- South Africa
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 28th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Greece or South Africa?
- Greece, at 0.6% against 0.5% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Greece and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Africa?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Greece and South Africa rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Greece ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 28th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.