emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Greece

Greece: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate was -0.158 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
-0.158 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 115.5%
World rank
131st
of 219 countries
All-time high
29.86 % change on previous year
in 1972
All-time low
-28.63 % change on previous year
in 1939
Years of data
272
1751–2022

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Greece, 1751–2022

-20020175118862022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Greece stood at -0.158 % change on previous year.

That represents a change of down 115.5% on the previous year and down 104.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Greece peaked at 29.86 % change on previous year in 1972 and was at its lowest, -28.63 % change on previous year, in 1939.

That places Greece 131st out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Greece, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Greece, 1751 to 2022.
Year % change on previous year Change
1751 0.2403 % change on previous year —
1752 0.2398 % change on previous year -0.2%
1753 0.2375 % change on previous year -0.9%
1754 0.2361 % change on previous year -0.6%
1755 0.2348 % change on previous year -0.6%
1756 0.2334 % change on previous year -0.6%
1757 0.232 % change on previous year -0.6%
1758 0.2307 % change on previous year -0.6%
1759 0.2293 % change on previous year -0.6%
1760 0.2272 % change on previous year -0.9%
1761 0.2266 % change on previous year -0.2%
1762 0.2245 % change on previous year -0.9%
1763 0.2232 % change on previous year -0.6%
1764 0.2219 % change on previous year -0.6%
1765 0.2206 % change on previous year -0.6%
1766 0.2193 % change on previous year -0.6%
1767 0.2172 % change on previous year -1.0%
1768 0.2167 % change on previous year -0.2%
1769 0.2147 % change on previous year -1.0%
1770 0.2142 % change on previous year -0.2%
1771 0.2121 % change on previous year -1.0%
1772 0.2109 % change on previous year -0.6%
1773 0.2097 % change on previous year -0.6%
1774 0.2084 % change on previous year -0.6%
1775 0.2064 % change on previous year -1.0%
1776 0.206 % change on previous year -0.2%
1777 0.204 % change on previous year -1.0%
1778 0.2036 % change on previous year -0.2%
1779 0.2016 % change on previous year -1.0%
1780 0.2004 % change on previous year -0.6%
1781 0.1992 % change on previous year -0.6%
1782 0.198 % change on previous year -0.6%
1783 0.1969 % change on previous year -0.6%
1784 0.1957 % change on previous year -0.6%
1785 0.1938 % change on previous year -1.0%
1786 0.1934 % change on previous year -0.2%
1787 0.1915 % change on previous year -1.0%
1788 0.1904 % change on previous year -0.6%
1789 0.1892 % change on previous year -0.6%
1790 0.1881 % change on previous year -0.6%
1791 0.187 % change on previous year -0.6%
1792 0.1859 % change on previous year -0.6%
1793 0.184 % change on previous year -1.0%
1794 0.1837 % change on previous year -0.2%
1795 0.1818 % change on previous year -1.0%
1796 0.1807 % change on previous year -0.6%
1797 0.1796 % change on previous year -0.6%
1798 0.1785 % change on previous year -0.6%
1799 0.1775 % change on previous year -0.6%
1800 0.1764 % change on previous year -0.6%
1801 0.1753 % change on previous year -0.6%
1802 0.1735 % change on previous year -1.0%
1803 0.1732 % change on previous year -0.2%
1804 0.1714 % change on previous year -1.0%
1805 0.1704 % change on previous year -0.6%
1806 0.1694 % change on previous year -0.6%
1807 0.1683 % change on previous year -0.6%
1808 0.1673 % change on previous year -0.6%
1809 0.1655 % change on previous year -1.1%
1810 0.1653 % change on previous year -0.2%
1811 0.1635 % change on previous year -1.1%
1812 0.1632 % change on previous year -0.2%
1813 0.1615 % change on previous year -1.1%
1814 0.1605 % change on previous year -0.6%
1815 0.1595 % change on previous year -0.6%
1816 0.1585 % change on previous year -0.6%
1817 0.1575 % change on previous year -0.6%
1818 0.1558 % change on previous year -1.1%
1819 0.1556 % change on previous year -0.2%
1820 0.1539 % change on previous year -1.1%
1821 0.82 % change on previous year +432.8%
1822 0.8104 % change on previous year -1.2%
1823 0.801 % change on previous year -1.2%
1824 0.7925 % change on previous year -1.1%
1825 0.7835 % change on previous year -1.1%
1826 0.7746 % change on previous year -1.1%
1827 0.7665 % change on previous year -1.0%
1828 0.758 % change on previous year -1.1%
1829 0.7495 % change on previous year -1.1%
1830 0.7419 % change on previous year -1.0%
1831 0.8166 % change on previous year +10.1%
1832 0.8073 % change on previous year -1.1%
1833 0.7975 % change on previous year -1.2%
1834 0.7893 % change on previous year -1.0%
1835 0.7805 % change on previous year -1.1%
1836 0.7718 % change on previous year -1.1%
1837 0.7627 % change on previous year -1.2%
1838 0.755 % change on previous year -1.0%
1839 0.7468 % change on previous year -1.1%
1840 0.7382 % change on previous year -1.2%
1841 0.8169 % change on previous year +10.7%
1842 0.8078 % change on previous year -1.1%
1843 0.7983 % change on previous year -1.2%
1844 0.7895 % change on previous year -1.1%
1845 0.7803 % change on previous year -1.2%
1846 0.7719 % change on previous year -1.1%
1847 0.7636 % change on previous year -1.1%
1848 0.7549 % change on previous year -1.1%
1849 0.7469 % change on previous year -1.1%
1850 0.7582 % change on previous year +1.5%
1851 1.15 % change on previous year +52.2%
1852 1.14 % change on previous year -0.8%
1853 1.17 % change on previous year +2.1%
1854 1.16 % change on previous year -0.8%
1855 1.15 % change on previous year -0.7%
1856 1.14 % change on previous year -0.6%
1857 1.17 % change on previous year +2.0%
1858 1.07 % change on previous year -8.5%
1859 1.24 % change on previous year +16.2%
1860 1.14 % change on previous year -8.0%
1861 1.16 % change on previous year +1.9%
1862 1.15 % change on previous year -0.8%
1863 1.17 % change on previous year +1.8%
1864 1.14 % change on previous year -3.2%
1865 1.16 % change on previous year +1.8%
1866 1.15 % change on previous year -0.5%
1867 4.86 % change on previous year +322.2%
1868 -0.6385 % change on previous year -113.1%
1869 3.36 % change on previous year -626.1%
1870 1.33 % change on previous year -60.5%
1871 3.12 % change on previous year +135.7%
1872 -1.14 % change on previous year -136.6%
1873 1.59 % change on previous year -238.6%
1874 0.3851 % change on previous year -75.7%
1875 1.52 % change on previous year +294.4%
1876 -1.91 % change on previous year -225.4%
1877 1.28 % change on previous year -167.3%
1878 1.27 % change on previous year -0.9%
1879 1.35 % change on previous year +6.5%
1880 1.2 % change on previous year -11.1%
1881 1.26 % change on previous year +5.2%
1882 1.28 % change on previous year +1.1%
1883 1.33 % change on previous year +4.2%
1884 1.21 % change on previous year -9.0%
1885 1.27 % change on previous year +4.5%
1886 1.26 % change on previous year -0.5%
1887 1.27 % change on previous year +0.9%
1888 1.35 % change on previous year +5.7%
1889 1.21 % change on previous year -10.0%
1890 1.26 % change on previous year +4.1%
1891 1.28 % change on previous year +1.2%
1892 7.19 % change on previous year +463.9%
1893 0.546 % change on previous year -92.4%
1894 1.31 % change on previous year +139.9%
1895 0.8871 % change on previous year -32.3%
1896 2.11 % change on previous year +138.4%
1897 1.05 % change on previous year -50.3%
1898 2.59 % change on previous year +146.7%
1899 -1.83 % change on previous year -170.5%
1900 3.68 % change on previous year -301.2%
1901 0.667 % change on previous year -81.9%
1902 -0.6843 % change on previous year -202.6%
1903 1.65 % change on previous year -341.7%
1904 -0.2023 % change on previous year -112.2%
1905 -0.9176 % change on previous year +353.5%
1906 -0.355 % change on previous year -61.3%
1907 2.99 % change on previous year -942.0%
1908 4.88 % change on previous year +63.4%
1909 -2.83 % change on previous year -158.0%
1910 2.22 % change on previous year -178.4%
1911 3.33 % change on previous year +49.8%
1912 -13.27 % change on previous year -498.3%
1913 24.3 % change on previous year -283.2%
1914 -19.13 % change on previous year -178.7%
1915 0.409 % change on previous year -102.1%
1916 1.06 % change on previous year +159.2%
1917 0.7122 % change on previous year -32.8%
1918 0.8684 % change on previous year +21.9%
1919 -0.1176 % change on previous year -113.5%
1920 11.3 % change on previous year -9708.7%
1921 2.24 % change on previous year -80.2%
1922 -1.2 % change on previous year -153.5%
1923 4.51 % change on previous year -476.1%
1924 4.09 % change on previous year -9.3%
1925 5.15 % change on previous year +25.9%
1926 -1.56 % change on previous year -130.3%
1927 6.47 % change on previous year -514.2%
1928 0.0384 % change on previous year -99.4%
1929 3.92 % change on previous year +10116.2%
1930 1.83 % change on previous year -53.3%
1931 -0.2409 % change on previous year -113.2%
1932 0.1427 % change on previous year -159.2%
1933 -3.92 % change on previous year -2845.7%
1934 7.42 % change on previous year -289.5%
1935 1.13 % change on previous year -84.7%
1936 4.46 % change on previous year +293.8%
1937 0.9747 % change on previous year -78.2%
1938 -3.11 % change on previous year -419.4%
1939 -28.63 % change on previous year +819.8%
1940 1.78 % change on previous year -106.2%
1941 -0.7119 % change on previous year -140.0%
1942 0.1141 % change on previous year -116.0%
1943 -1.98 % change on previous year -1831.5%
1944 -3.72 % change on previous year +88.1%
1945 -2.85 % change on previous year -23.2%
1946 -0.2153 % change on previous year -92.5%
1947 -0.8216 % change on previous year +281.6%
1948 14.59 % change on previous year -1875.5%
1949 1.33 % change on previous year -90.9%
1950 4.05 % change on previous year +204.6%
1951 0.0195 % change on previous year -99.5%
1952 -4.81 % change on previous year -24754.7%
1953 -2.06 % change on previous year -57.2%
1954 -1.7 % change on previous year -17.3%
1955 -0.1865 % change on previous year -89.0%
1956 -3.56 % change on previous year +1810.8%
1957 0.2133 % change on previous year -106.0%
1958 -1.74 % change on previous year -914.1%
1959 0.823 % change on previous year -147.4%
1960 6.52 % change on previous year +692.1%
1961 6.86 % change on previous year +5.2%
1962 -2.81 % change on previous year -140.9%
1963 11.93 % change on previous year -525.2%
1964 9.18 % change on previous year -23.1%
1965 13.65 % change on previous year +48.8%
1966 3.76 % change on previous year -72.5%
1967 4.95 % change on previous year +31.9%
1968 8.81 % change on previous year +77.9%
1969 11.79 % change on previous year +33.7%
1970 -18.46 % change on previous year -256.6%
1971 4.28 % change on previous year -123.2%
1972 29.86 % change on previous year +597.3%
1973 22.22 % change on previous year -25.6%
1974 -8.5 % change on previous year -138.3%
1975 9 % change on previous year -205.8%
1976 -5.13 % change on previous year -157.0%
1977 -4.44 % change on previous year -13.4%
1978 -5.46 % change on previous year +23.1%
1979 9.33 % change on previous year -270.9%
1980 1.89 % change on previous year -79.7%
1981 -18.51 % change on previous year -1078.5%
1982 -2.1 % change on previous year -88.7%
1983 3.38 % change on previous year -260.9%
1984 5.94 % change on previous year +75.8%
1985 6.57 % change on previous year +10.6%
1986 3.08 % change on previous year -53.2%
1987 6.88 % change on previous year +123.7%
1988 6.93 % change on previous year +0.8%
1989 8.2 % change on previous year +18.3%
1990 3.65 % change on previous year -55.5%
1991 -2.27 % change on previous year -162.2%
1992 -4.42 % change on previous year +94.6%
1993 0.684 % change on previous year -115.5%
1994 -1.59 % change on previous year -332.4%
1995 -8.32 % change on previous year +423.4%
1996 -0.6677 % change on previous year -92.0%
1997 -0.1093 % change on previous year -83.6%
1998 0.4533 % change on previous year -514.8%
1999 -0.8134 % change on previous year -279.4%
2000 -3.86 % change on previous year +374.3%
2001 -0.3888 % change on previous year -89.9%
2002 -4.92 % change on previous year +1164.3%
2003 -3.3 % change on previous year -32.9%
2004 -1.63 % change on previous year -50.7%
2005 -6.78 % change on previous year +316.8%
2006 2.11 % change on previous year -131.1%
2007 -5.24 % change on previous year -348.1%
2008 -7.25 % change on previous year +38.4%
2009 -7.49 % change on previous year +3.3%
2010 -10.25 % change on previous year +37.0%
2011 -2.87 % change on previous year -72.0%
2012 3.72 % change on previous year -229.5%
2013 -13.16 % change on previous year -453.6%
2014 2.59 % change on previous year -119.7%
2015 -4.08 % change on previous year -257.7%
2016 -11.28 % change on previous year +176.5%
2017 3.11 % change on previous year -127.6%
2018 -3.99 % change on previous year -228.2%
2019 -1.96 % change on previous year -50.9%
2020 -11.22 % change on previous year +472.2%
2021 1.02 % change on previous year -109.1%
2022 -0.158 % change on previous year -115.5%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's -0.158 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.2183 % change on previous year, 72% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Greece's -0.158 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -1.53 % change on previous year, 10% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate 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.

YearChange FromTo
1952 -24754.7% 0.0195 % change on previous year -4.81 % change on previous year
1929 +10116.2% 0.0384 % change on previous year 3.92 % change on previous year
1920 +9708.7% -0.1176 % change on previous year 11.3 % change on previous year
1933 -2845.7% 0.1427 % change on previous year -3.92 % change on previous year
1948 +1875.5% -0.8216 % change on previous year 14.59 % change on previous year
1943 -1831.5% 0.1141 % change on previous year -1.98 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0.2349 % change on previous year 0.2293 % change on previous year 0.2403 % change on previous year 9
1760s 0.2212 % change on previous year 0.2147 % change on previous year 0.2272 % change on previous year 10
1770s 0.2077 % change on previous year 0.2016 % change on previous year 0.2142 % change on previous year 10
1780s 0.1949 % change on previous year 0.1892 % change on previous year 0.2004 % change on previous year 10
1790s 0.1827 % change on previous year 0.1775 % change on previous year 0.1881 % change on previous year 10
1800s 0.1711 % change on previous year 0.1655 % change on previous year 0.1764 % change on previous year 10
1810s 0.1601 % change on previous year 0.1556 % change on previous year 0.1653 % change on previous year 10
1820s 0.721 % change on previous year 0.1539 % change on previous year 0.82 % change on previous year 10
1830s 0.777 % change on previous year 0.7419 % change on previous year 0.8166 % change on previous year 10
1840s 0.7768 % change on previous year 0.7382 % change on previous year 0.8169 % change on previous year 10
1850s 1.12 % change on previous year 0.7582 % change on previous year 1.24 % change on previous year 10
1860s 1.57 % change on previous year -0.6385 % change on previous year 4.86 % change on previous year 10
1870s 0.8794 % change on previous year -1.91 % change on previous year 3.12 % change on previous year 10
1880s 1.26 % change on previous year 1.2 % change on previous year 1.35 % change on previous year 10
1890s 1.64 % change on previous year -1.83 % change on previous year 7.19 % change on previous year 10
1900s 0.8881 % change on previous year -2.83 % change on previous year 4.88 % change on previous year 10
1910s 0.0391 % change on previous year -19.13 % change on previous year 24.3 % change on previous year 10
1920s 3.5 % change on previous year -1.56 % change on previous year 11.3 % change on previous year 10
1930s -1.99 % change on previous year -28.63 % change on previous year 7.42 % change on previous year 10
1940s 0.7516 % change on previous year -3.72 % change on previous year 14.59 % change on previous year 10
1950s -0.8948 % change on previous year -4.81 % change on previous year 4.05 % change on previous year 10
1960s 7.46 % change on previous year -2.81 % change on previous year 13.65 % change on previous year 10
1970s 3.27 % change on previous year -18.46 % change on previous year 29.86 % change on previous year 10
1980s 2.22 % change on previous year -18.51 % change on previous year 8.2 % change on previous year 10
1990s -1.34 % change on previous year -8.32 % change on previous year 3.65 % change on previous year 10
2000s -3.87 % change on previous year -7.49 % change on previous year 2.11 % change on previous year 10
2010s -3.82 % change on previous year -13.16 % change on previous year 3.72 % change on previous year 10
2020s -3.45 % change on previous year -11.22 % change on previous year 1.02 % change on previous year 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Greece?
Emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Greece was -0.158 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 29.86 % change on previous year in 1972.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was -28.63 % change on previous year in 1939.
How does Greece rank for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Greece ranks 131st out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 104.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
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% change on previous year
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Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.