Co2 intensity in Greece
Greece: Co2 intensity was 0.2183 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.2183
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
67th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.516
in 1990
All-time low
0.0003
in 1888
Years of data
142
1867–2022
Co2 intensity in Greece, 1867–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.2183 for co2 intensity in 2022.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Greece peaked at 0.516 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0003, in 1888.
Greece ranks 67th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 intensity in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1867 | 0.0237 | — |
| 1868 | 0.0116 | -51.0% |
| 1869 | 0.0269 | +131.7% |
| 1870 | 0.0284 | +5.6% |
| 1871 | 0.0432 | +52.0% |
| 1872 | 0.0261 | -39.6% |
| 1873 | 0.0242 | -7.2% |
| 1874 | 0.0196 | -19.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0222 | +13.4% |
| 1879 | 0.0004 | -98.0% |
| 1883 | 0.0004 | -5.3% |
| 1888 | 0.0003 | -22.6% |
| 1892 | 0.0394 | +12021.5% |
| 1893 | 0.0323 | -18.0% |
| 1894 | 0.032 | -1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0307 | -3.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0333 | +8.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0376 | +13.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0439 | +16.6% |
| 1899 | 0.0223 | -49.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0427 | +91.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0442 | +3.6% |
| 1902 | 0.0273 | -38.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0333 | +21.8% |
| 1904 | 0.0279 | -16.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0212 | -24.1% |
| 1906 | 0.0199 | -6.1% |
| 1907 | 0.0321 | +61.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0545 | +69.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0408 | -25.2% |
| 1910 | 0.0521 | +27.7% |
| 1911 | 0.0523 | +0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.1314 | +151.2% |
| 1914 | 0.0008 | -99.4% |
| 1915 | 0.0022 | +160.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0077 | +250.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0121 | +58.0% |
| 1918 | 0.0097 | -19.9% |
| 1919 | 0.0092 | -5.0% |
| 1920 | 0.0521 | +463.3% |
| 1921 | 0.0417 | -19.9% |
| 1922 | 0.0368 | -11.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0483 | +31.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0659 | +36.5% |
| 1925 | 0.0974 | +47.7% |
| 1926 | 0.0867 | -10.9% |
| 1927 | 0.1068 | +23.1% |
| 1928 | 0.1074 | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.1154 | +7.4% |
| 1930 | 0.1248 | +8.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1246 | -0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.1128 | -9.5% |
| 1933 | 0.0914 | -18.9% |
| 1934 | 0.1098 | +20.2% |
| 1935 | 0.1084 | -1.3% |
| 1936 | 0.1249 | +15.2% |
| 1937 | 0.1165 | -6.7% |
| 1938 | 0.0943 | -19.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0084 | -91.1% |
| 1940 | 0.0092 | +10.2% |
| 1941 | 0.0062 | -33.1% |
| 1942 | 0.0123 | +99.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0138 | +12.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0085 | -38.4% |
| 1945 | 0.006 | -29.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0076 | +26.2% |
| 1947 | 0.0079 | +4.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0608 | +666.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0701 | +15.2% |
| 1950 | 0.1788 | +155.1% |
| 1951 | 0.182 | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1896 | +4.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1698 | -10.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1713 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1865 | +8.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1815 | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1847 | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1929 | +4.5% |
| 1959 | 0.2029 | +5.2% |
| 1960 | 0.2249 | +10.8% |
| 1961 | 0.216 | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2155 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2358 | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 0.235 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2766 | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2856 | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2835 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3038 | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3154 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2772 | -12.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2976 | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3002 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3408 | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3434 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3473 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3602 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3809 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3648 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.375 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3691 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3633 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3719 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.394 | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3939 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4056 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3892 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4198 | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4307 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.453 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.516 | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4976 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4991 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4988 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4972 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4866 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4804 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4797 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4811 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4594 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4607 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4486 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4264 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4149 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3929 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4026 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3728 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3645 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3515 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3419 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3346 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3542 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3687 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3381 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3239 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3092 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2959 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.307 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2896 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2603 | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2419 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2309 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2183 | -5.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.2183 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.2183 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1899, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | +12021.5% | 0.0003 | 0.0394 |
| 1948 | +666.9% | 0.0079 | 0.0608 |
| 1920 | +463.3% | 0.0092 | 0.0521 |
| 1916 | +250.4% | 0.0022 | 0.0077 |
| 1915 | +160.9% | 0.0008 | 0.0022 |
| 1950 | +155.1% | 0.0701 | 0.1788 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0208 | 0.0116 | 0.0269 | 3 |
| 1870s | 0.0235 | 0.0004 | 0.0432 | 7 |
| 1880s | 0.0004 | 0.0003 | 0.0004 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.0339 | 0.0223 | 0.0439 | 8 |
| 1900s | 0.0344 | 0.0199 | 0.0545 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0308 | 0.0008 | 0.1314 | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.0758 | 0.0368 | 0.1154 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1016 | 0.0084 | 0.1249 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0202 | 0.006 | 0.0701 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.184 | 0.1698 | 0.2029 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2592 | 0.2155 | 0.3154 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3387 | 0.2772 | 0.3809 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.399 | 0.3633 | 0.453 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4896 | 0.4594 | 0.516 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3977 | 0.3419 | 0.4607 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3182 | 0.2603 | 0.3687 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2304 | 0.2183 | 0.2419 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More climate change data for Greece
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 219.81 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,235 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,415 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 157.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,914 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,538 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 375.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 intensity in Greece?
- Co2 intensity in Greece was 0.2183 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.516 in 1990.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 in 1888.
- How does Greece rank for co2 intensity?
- Greece ranks 67th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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