Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Greece

Greece: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.0685 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0685 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.0685 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0.0362 kt
in 1995
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Greece, 1990–2023

00.020.040.061990200620231990: 0.04 kt1991: 0.04 kt1992: 0.04 kt1993: 0.04 kt1994: 0.04 kt1995: 0.036 kt1996: 0.039 kt1997: 0.041 kt1998: 0.04 kt1999: 0.042 kt2000: 0.041 kt2001: 0.043 kt2002: 0.04 kt2003: 0.049 kt2004: 0.055 kt2005: 0.05 kt2006: 0.056 kt2007: 0.043 kt2008: 0.04 kt2009: 0.039 kt2010: 0.043 kt2011: 0.042 kt2012: 0.042 kt2013: 0.062 kt2014: 0.054 kt2015: 0.058 kt2016: 0.062 kt2017: 0.064 kt2018: 0.064 kt2019: 0.064 kt2020: 0.064 kt2021: 0.069 kt2022: 0.069 kt2023: 0.069 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, industrial wastewater — emissions in Greece stood at 0.0685 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Greece peaked at 0.0685 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0362 kt, in 1995.

That places Greece 49th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Greece, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0404 kt —
1991 0.0403 kt -0.1%
1992 0.0404 kt +0.1%
1993 0.0404 kt +0.1%
1994 0.0404 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0362 kt -10.3%
1996 0.0389 kt +7.3%
1997 0.0405 kt +4.2%
1998 0.0404 kt -0.2%
1999 0.0416 kt +2.9%
2000 0.0411 kt -1.2%
2001 0.0431 kt +4.9%
2002 0.0398 kt -7.5%
2003 0.049 kt +23.1%
2004 0.0549 kt +12.0%
2005 0.0497 kt -9.6%
2006 0.0558 kt +12.3%
2007 0.0425 kt -23.7%
2008 0.0397 kt -6.6%
2009 0.0387 kt -2.6%
2010 0.0434 kt +12.3%
2011 0.0419 kt -3.5%
2012 0.042 kt +0.3%
2013 0.0617 kt +46.7%
2014 0.0545 kt -11.7%
2015 0.0585 kt +7.3%
2016 0.0623 kt +6.5%
2017 0.0641 kt +3.0%
2018 0.064 kt -0.3%
2019 0.064 kt +0.0%
2020 0.064 kt +0.0%
2021 0.0685 kt +7.1%
2022 0.0685 kt +0.0%
2023 0.0685 kt +0.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.0685 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0221 kt, 3.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.0685 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0347 kt, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions 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
2013 +46.7% 0.042 kt 0.0617 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.04 kt 0.0362 kt 0.0416 kt 10
2000s 0.0454 kt 0.0387 kt 0.0558 kt 10
2010s 0.0556 kt 0.0419 kt 0.0641 kt 10
2020s 0.0674 kt 0.064 kt 0.0685 kt 4

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 46 Colombia 0.0749 kt compare
  2. 47 Lithuania 0.0731 kt compare
  3. 48 Malaysia 0.0703 kt compare
  4. 50 Belgium 0.0679 kt compare
  5. 51 Kenya 0.0638 kt compare
  6. 52 Sweden 0.0606 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Greece?
Industrial wastewater — emissions in Greece was 0.0685 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.0685 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0362 kt in 1995.
How does Greece rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
Greece ranks 49th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,458 data points, 1990–2023
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