Greece vs Israel: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Greece
60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Israel
62.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece rank
59th
Israel rank
56th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Greece
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 62.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece, a difference of 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 59th and Israel ranks 56th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 14 and Israel in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Israel Difference Ahead
1850s 888,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 309,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 579,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1860s 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 316,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 705,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1870s 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 321,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 886,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1880s 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 327,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 884,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1890s 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 328,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1900s 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 316,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1910s 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 297,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1920s 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 287,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1930s 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 364,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1940s 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 542,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1950s 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Israel
1960s 21.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 50.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Israel
1970s 46.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Israel
1980s 68.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
1990s 99.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 53.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
2000s 120.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 68.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
2010s 89.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 71.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Greece
2020s 62.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 66.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Greece or Israel?
Israel, at 62.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Greece and Israel?
1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Israel?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Greece and Israel rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Greece ranks 59th and Israel ranks 56th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.