Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Greece
Greece: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 24.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Greece, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Greece stood at 24.4%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Greece peaked at 26.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2012.
Greece ranks 152nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 24.5% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 22.6% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 22.4% | 24.6% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Greece?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Greece was 24.4% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2012.
- How does Greece rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Greece ranks 152nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.