Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece
Greece: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.4%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
193rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1952
All-time low
-0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece is -0.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece peaked at 0.5% in 1952 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2019.
Greece ranks 193rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4% | — |
| 1851 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 1852 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 1853 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 1855 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 1856 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 1858 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 1860 | 0.4% | +10.9% |
| 1861 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 1862 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 1863 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 1864 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.4% | +3.5% |
| 1866 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 1868 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 1871 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 1873 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 1875 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1877 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 1878 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1880 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 1882 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 1883 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1884 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1887 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 1888 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.4% | -5.8% |
| 1891 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1892 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 1895 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1896 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 1898 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.3% | -9.4% |
| 1901 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 1902 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 1903 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1904 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 1905 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 1906 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1907 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 1908 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1909 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 1910 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 1911 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1913 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 1918 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 1919 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.3% | +11.5% |
| 1921 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1922 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 1923 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 1925 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1927 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1928 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.4% | +13.9% |
| 1931 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 1932 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 1933 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 1934 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 1935 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 1936 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1937 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 1938 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 1940 | 0.3% | -24.8% |
| 1941 | 0.3% | -13.7% |
| 1942 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 1951 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 1952 | 0.5% | +176.7% |
| 1953 | 0.3% | -44.4% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | -20.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | -16.0% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -51.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | +354.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -53.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -37.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +194.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -23.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -10.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -20.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -23.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -10.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -34.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -37.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +328.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -45.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -32.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +82.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -34.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -49.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +179.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -59.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -19.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +227.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -38.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +62.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -79.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +26.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -26.9% |
| 1996 | -0.0% | -326.6% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | +74.7% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | +48.0% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | +31.0% |
| 2000 | -0.1% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | -0.1% | +23.8% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | +11.8% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | +33.5% |
| 2006 | -0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | -0.2% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | -20.9% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | -0.3% | +105.5% |
| 2014 | -0.3% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | -0.4% | +35.0% |
| 2017 | -0.5% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | -93.7% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | +1564.1% |
| 2020 | -0.4% | -16.2% |
| 2021 | -0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | -0.4% | +3.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's -0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 53.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -1564.1% | -0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | +354.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1977 | +328.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1996 | -326.6% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | +227.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1965 | +194.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -0.5% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Greece
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- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece was -0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1952.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Greece ranks 193rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.