Consumption-based carbon intensity in Greece
Greece: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.2703 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Greece, 1990–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Greece stood at 0.2703 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Greece peaked at 0.609 kilograms per international-$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2703 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Greece 48th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5518 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4848 kilograms per international-$ | 0.609 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4422 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4067 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4796 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3381 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2983 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3798 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2854 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2703 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2985 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 45 Vietnam 0.2733 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 46 Tajikistan 0.2725 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 47 Australia 0.2716 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 49 Guinea 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 50 Ecuador 0.2691 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 51 Lithuania 0.2606 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Greece
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 10.41 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 8.25 million (2025)
- Urban population 79.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.31 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.30 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.31 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.31 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based carbon intensity in Greece?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Greece was 0.2703 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.609 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2703 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Greece ranks 48th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).