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Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (CO2 square) in Greece

Greece: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (CO2 square) was 0.0038 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0038 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 118 countries
All-time high
0.0089 kt per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
0.0036 kt per square kilometre
in 2017
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Greece, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0081990200620231990: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.007 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.009 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.008 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.007 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.007 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.004 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.0038 kt per square kilometre for food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 0.0089 kt per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 kt per square kilometre, in 2017.

Greece ranks 24th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (CO2 square) in Greece, year by year

Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0079 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0076 kt per square kilometre -3.2%
1992 0.0076 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1993 0.0079 kt per square kilometre +4.0%
1994 0.0074 kt per square kilometre -7.3%
1995 0.0081 kt per square kilometre +9.8%
1996 0.0084 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
1997 0.0089 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
1998 0.008 kt per square kilometre -10.0%
1999 0.0082 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
2000 0.0075 kt per square kilometre -8.9%
2001 0.0077 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
2002 0.0077 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2003 0.0076 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
2004 0.0078 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
2005 0.0081 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
2006 0.007 kt per square kilometre -12.7%
2007 0.0089 kt per square kilometre +26.1%
2008 0.0078 kt per square kilometre -12.3%
2009 0.0067 kt per square kilometre -14.7%
2010 0.0076 kt per square kilometre +14.3%
2011 0.0058 kt per square kilometre -23.3%
2012 0.0052 kt per square kilometre -10.2%
2013 0.0051 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2014 0.0054 kt per square kilometre +5.9%
2015 0.005 kt per square kilometre -7.1%
2016 0.0042 kt per square kilometre -15.6%
2017 0.0036 kt per square kilometre -14.0%
2018 0.004 kt per square kilometre +8.5%
2019 0.0038 kt per square kilometre -5.1%
2020 0.0038 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2021 0.004 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
2022 0.0038 kt per square kilometre -5.3%
2023 0.0038 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.0038 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0023 kt per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.0038 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0023 kt per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.008 kt per square kilometre 0.0074 kt per square kilometre 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0077 kt per square kilometre 0.0067 kt per square kilometre 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.005 kt per square kilometre 0.0036 kt per square kilometre 0.0076 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.004 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 21 Portugal 0.0045 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 22 Turkey 0.0042 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 23 Spain 0.0039 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 25 Thailand 0.0038 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 26 New Caledonia 0.0037 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 27 South Africa 0.0037 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Greece?
Food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Greece was 0.0038 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.0089 kt per square kilometre in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 kt per square kilometre in 2017.
How does Greece rank for food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Greece ranks 24th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
119 places, 3,473 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.