Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Greece
Greece: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,796 kilograms per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Greece, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Greece stood at 1,796 kilograms per person.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Greece peaked at 2,233 kilograms per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,387 kilograms per person, in 2020.
Greece ranks 38th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,628 kilograms per person | 1,468 kilograms per person | 1,827 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,962 kilograms per person | 1,769 kilograms per person | 2,233 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,616 kilograms per person | 1,486 kilograms per person | 1,977 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,596 kilograms per person | 1,387 kilograms per person | 1,796 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Greece?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Greece was 1,796 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2,233 kilograms per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,387 kilograms per person in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.