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
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

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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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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