emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Greece
Greece: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0366 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Greece, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.0366 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.1119 tonnes per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0354 tonnes per person, in 2020.
Greece ranks 115th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0453 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0481 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0464 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0518 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0563 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0637 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0656 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0683 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0739 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0823 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0669 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0695 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0897 tonnes per person | +29.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1091 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0995 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1074 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1003 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0946 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0883 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0953 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0962 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0777 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0756 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0777 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0819 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0869 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0893 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0951 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1014 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1091 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1119 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1081 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1025 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1026 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1005 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0917 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0907 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0901 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.09 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0889 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0852 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0844 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.08 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0771 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0757 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0703 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0716 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0677 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0626 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0578 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0518 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0504 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0525 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.046 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0475 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0458 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0408 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0422 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0406 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0398 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0354 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0362 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0366 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 95% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0366 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.036 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0602 tonnes per person | 0.0453 tonnes per person | 0.0823 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0921 tonnes per person | 0.0669 tonnes per person | 0.1091 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0891 tonnes per person | 0.0756 tonnes per person | 0.1091 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0977 tonnes per person | 0.0889 tonnes per person | 0.1119 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0732 tonnes per person | 0.0578 tonnes per person | 0.0852 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0457 tonnes per person | 0.0398 tonnes per person | 0.0525 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0361 tonnes per person | 0.0354 tonnes per person | 0.0366 tonnes per person | 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Greece?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Greece was 0.0366 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1119 tonnes per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0354 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Greece ranks 115th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.