Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Greece
Greece: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement was 291.69 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Greece, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Greece recorded 291.69 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in 2024. That is the highest value across all 97 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Greece peaked at 291.69 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72,686 tonnes, in 1928.
That places Greece 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 110,846 tonnes | 72,686 tonnes | 149,006 tonnes | 2 |
| 1930s | 758,743 tonnes | 236,341 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.05 million tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | 6.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.28 million tonnes | 7.46 million tonnes | 21.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.40 million tonnes | 23.64 million tonnes | 59.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.23 million tonnes | 65.49 million tonnes | 118.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 150.96 million tonnes | 123.90 million tonnes | 179.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 214.55 million tonnes | 185.69 million tonnes | 241.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 260.82 million tonnes | 245.94 million tonnes | 276.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 285.69 million tonnes | 279.62 million tonnes | 291.69 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Greece?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Greece was 291.69 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 291.69 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,686 tonnes in 1928.
- How does Greece rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Greece ranks 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.