Per capita ghg excl land use in Greece
Greece: Per capita ghg excl land use was 6.03 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.03
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
56th
of 198 countries
All-time high
11.46
in 2005
All-time low
0.279
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg excl land use in Greece, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 6.03 for per capita ghg excl land use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg excl land use in Greece peaked at 11.46 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.279, in 1850.
That places Greece 56th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg excl land use in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.279 | — |
| 1851 | 0.2793 | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.2795 | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.2797 | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.2799 | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.2801 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.2801 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.2801 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.28 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.2799 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.2799 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.2799 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.2799 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.2798 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.2797 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.2796 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.3294 | +17.8% |
| 1868 | 0.3041 | -7.7% |
| 1869 | 0.3356 | +10.3% |
| 1870 | 0.3369 | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 0.3637 | +8.0% |
| 1872 | 0.3293 | -9.5% |
| 1873 | 0.3345 | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 0.3225 | -3.6% |
| 1875 | 0.3269 | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 0.2825 | -13.6% |
| 1877 | 0.2832 | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.2837 | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.285 | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 0.2841 | -0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.2842 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.2843 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.2852 | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 0.2842 | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.2841 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.284 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.2839 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.2846 | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.2836 | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.285 | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.2854 | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.3707 | +29.9% |
| 1893 | 0.3603 | -2.8% |
| 1894 | 0.3616 | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.3564 | -1.4% |
| 1896 | 0.3698 | +3.8% |
| 1897 | 0.367 | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.3879 | +5.7% |
| 1899 | 0.3406 | -12.2% |
| 1900 | 0.3781 | +11.0% |
| 1901 | 0.3775 | -0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.3597 | -4.7% |
| 1903 | 0.3735 | +3.8% |
| 1904 | 0.3645 | -2.4% |
| 1905 | 0.349 | -4.3% |
| 1906 | 0.3456 | -1.0% |
| 1907 | 0.3797 | +9.9% |
| 1908 | 0.4395 | +15.8% |
| 1909 | 0.4055 | -7.7% |
| 1910 | 0.4359 | +7.5% |
| 1911 | 0.4716 | +8.2% |
| 1912 | 0.295 | -37.5% |
| 1913 | 0.5525 | +87.3% |
| 1914 | 0.2971 | -46.2% |
| 1915 | 0.2992 | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 0.3074 | +2.7% |
| 1917 | 0.3121 | +1.5% |
| 1918 | 0.3181 | +1.9% |
| 1919 | 0.3144 | -1.2% |
| 1920 | 0.4183 | +33.1% |
| 1921 | 0.4301 | +2.8% |
| 1922 | 0.4173 | -3.0% |
| 1923 | 0.4594 | +10.1% |
| 1924 | 0.5239 | +14.0% |
| 1925 | 0.6377 | +21.7% |
| 1926 | 0.6068 | -4.8% |
| 1927 | 0.6871 | +13.2% |
| 1928 | 0.6916 | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.7409 | +7.1% |
| 1930 | 0.7591 | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 0.7331 | -3.4% |
| 1932 | 0.7197 | -1.8% |
| 1933 | 0.6542 | -9.1% |
| 1934 | 0.732 | +11.9% |
| 1935 | 0.7385 | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 0.8014 | +8.5% |
| 1937 | 0.8273 | +3.2% |
| 1938 | 0.7163 | -13.4% |
| 1939 | 0.3366 | -53.0% |
| 1940 | 0.3364 | -0.1% |
| 1941 | 0.331 | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.3533 | +6.7% |
| 1943 | 0.361 | +2.2% |
| 1944 | 0.3562 | -1.3% |
| 1945 | 0.3586 | +0.7% |
| 1946 | 0.3755 | +4.7% |
| 1947 | 0.3902 | +3.9% |
| 1948 | 0.561 | +43.8% |
| 1949 | 0.6079 | +8.4% |
| 1950 | 0.9471 | +55.8% |
| 1951 | 1.01 | +7.0% |
| 1952 | 1.05 | +3.6% |
| 1953 | 1.07 | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 1.1 | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 1.23 | +10.9% |
| 1956 | 1.28 | +4.1% |
| 1957 | 1.35 | +5.9% |
| 1958 | 1.44 | +6.4% |
| 1959 | 1.53 | +6.2% |
| 1960 | 1.69 | +10.5% |
| 1961 | 1.74 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 1.8 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 2.07 | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 2.2 | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 2.69 | +21.9% |
| 1966 | 2.89 | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 2.99 | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 3.33 | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 3.71 | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 3.55 | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 3.98 | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 4.4 | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 5.05 | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 4.92 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 5.18 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 5.56 | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 5.94 | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 5.99 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 6.26 | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 6.18 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 6.03 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 6.17 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 6.49 | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 6.61 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 6.94 | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 6.75 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 7.16 | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 7.57 | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 8.17 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 9.14 | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 9.09 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 9.21 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 9.1 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 9.27 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 9.29 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 9.47 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 9.88 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 10.3 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 10.19 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 10.63 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 10.73 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.67 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 11.04 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 11.05 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.46 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 11.3 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 11.45 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 11.1 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 10.41 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 9.72 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 9.45 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 9.18 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.32 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 8.1 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.79 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 7.47 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 7.82 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 7.54 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 6.96 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 5.94 | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 6.18 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 6.29 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.82 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 6.03 | +3.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 6.03 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.74, 89% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Greece's 6.03 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg excl land use 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | +87.3% | 0.295 | 0.5525 |
| 1950 | +55.8% | 0.6079 | 0.9471 |
| 1939 | -53.0% | 0.7163 | 0.3366 |
| 1914 | -46.2% | 0.5525 | 0.2971 |
| 1948 | +43.8% | 0.3902 | 0.561 |
| 1912 | -37.5% | 0.4716 | 0.295 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2798 | 0.279 | 0.2801 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2928 | 0.2796 | 0.3356 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3148 | 0.2825 | 0.3637 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2842 | 0.2836 | 0.2852 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3485 | 0.285 | 0.3879 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3772 | 0.3456 | 0.4395 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3603 | 0.295 | 0.5525 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5613 | 0.4173 | 0.7409 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7018 | 0.3366 | 0.8273 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4031 | 0.331 | 0.6079 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 0.9471 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.51 | 1.69 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.08 | 3.55 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.81 | 6.03 | 8.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5 | 9.09 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.98 | 10.41 | 11.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.23 | 6.96 | 9.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.05 | 5.82 | 6.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 53 Cook Islands 6.38 compare
- 54 Finland 6.35 compare
- 55 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.29 compare
- 57 Bulgaria 5.82 compare
- 58 Seychelles 5.81 compare
- 59 Andorra 5.62 compare
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 per capita ghg excl land use in Greece?
- Per capita ghg excl land use in Greece was 6.03 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 11.46 in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.279 in 1850.
- How does Greece rank for per capita ghg excl land use?
- Greece ranks 56th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg excl land use rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg excl land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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