Azerbaijan vs Greece: Greenhouse gas emissions
Azerbaijan
57.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece
56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
88th
Greece rank
90th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Azerbaijan
- Greece
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 57.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece, a difference of 555,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 88th and Greece ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1860s | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1870s | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1880s | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1890s | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1900s | 5.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1910s | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1920s | 5.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1930s | 9.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1940s | 10.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1950s | 22.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1960s | 33.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 935,330 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1970s | 48.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1980s | 59.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1990s | 50.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 44.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 125.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 52.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 57.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Azerbaijan or Greece?
- Azerbaijan, at 57.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Azerbaijan and Greece?
- 555,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Greece rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 88th and Greece ranks 90th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.