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