Share global food emissions in Greece
Greece: Share global food emissions was 0.1203 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share global food emissions in Greece, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global food emissions in Greece is 0.1203, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Greece peaked at 0.1771 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1203, in 2015.
Greece ranks 89th 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.
Share global food emissions in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1647 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1649 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1639 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1618 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1628 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1601 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1669 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1594 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1674 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1659 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1746 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1771 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1658 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1714 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1626 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1625 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1627 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1723 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1636 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1495 | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1486 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1434 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1316 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1301 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1259 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1203 | -4.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.1203 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 1.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.1203 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1173, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1638 | 0.1594 | 0.1674 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1662 | 0.1495 | 0.1771 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1333 | 0.1203 | 0.1486 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 share global food emissions in Greece?
- Share global food emissions in Greece was 0.1203 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1771 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1203 in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for share global food emissions?
- Greece ranks 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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