Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Greece
Greece: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Greece, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Greece is 0.1%, 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Greece peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Greece?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Greece was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Greece ranks 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.