Per capita methane emissions in Greece
Greece: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
95th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1975
All-time low
0.8558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Greece, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Greece peaked at 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.8558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1919.
Greece ranks 95th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 92 Guatemala 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 93 Singapore 0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 94 Zambia 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 96 Hungary 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 97 Estonia 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 98 Burkina Faso 0.9658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Greece?
- Per capita methane emissions in Greece was 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1919.
- How does Greece rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Greece ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.