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Share global ghg emissions in Greece

Greece: Share global ghg emissions was 0.1043 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1043
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
90th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.3041
in 2001
All-time low
0.1
in 1959
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Greece, 1850–2024

0.10.150.20.250.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in Greece is 0.1043, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Greece peaked at 0.3041 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 1959.

That places Greece 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Greece, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1833 —
1851 0.1803 -1.6%
1852 0.1773 -1.7%
1853 0.1771 -0.1%
1854 0.1748 -1.3%
1855 0.1735 -0.8%
1856 0.1729 -0.3%
1857 0.1719 -0.6%
1858 0.1717 -0.1%
1859 0.1702 -0.9%
1860 0.1807 +6.2%
1861 0.1865 +3.2%
1862 0.1901 +1.9%
1863 0.191 +0.5%
1864 0.1894 -0.9%
1865 0.1922 +1.5%
1866 0.1917 -0.2%
1867 0.1968 +2.7%
1868 0.1955 -0.7%
1869 0.1975 +1.1%
1870 0.1896 -4.0%
1871 0.1902 +0.3%
1872 0.1818 -4.4%
1873 0.1806 -0.6%
1874 0.1795 -0.6%
1875 0.1786 -0.5%
1876 0.1749 -2.0%
1877 0.1731 -1.1%
1878 0.1724 -0.4%
1879 0.1702 -1.3%
1880 0.169 -0.7%
1881 0.1703 +0.8%
1882 0.1679 -1.4%
1883 0.1659 -1.2%
1884 0.1664 +0.3%
1885 0.167 +0.4%
1886 0.1678 +0.4%
1887 0.1658 -1.2%
1888 0.1637 -1.2%
1889 0.1637 -0.0%
1890 0.1557 -4.9%
1891 0.1544 -0.8%
1892 0.1615 +4.6%
1893 0.1621 +0.4%
1894 0.1606 -1.0%
1895 0.1597 -0.5%
1896 0.1602 +0.3%
1897 0.158 -1.4%
1898 0.1579 -0.1%
1899 0.152 -3.8%
1900 0.1453 -4.4%
1901 0.1394 -4.1%
1902 0.1349 -3.2%
1903 0.131 -2.9%
1904 0.128 -2.3%
1905 0.1235 -3.5%
1906 0.1205 -2.5%
1907 0.1167 -3.1%
1908 0.1203 +3.1%
1909 0.1159 -3.7%
1910 0.1175 +1.4%
1911 0.1189 +1.2%
1912 0.1091 -8.2%
1913 0.119 +9.1%
1914 0.1101 -7.5%
1915 0.111 +0.8%
1916 0.1078 -2.9%
1917 0.1076 -0.2%
1918 0.1093 +1.6%
1919 0.1152 +5.3%
1920 0.1202 +4.3%
1921 0.1285 +6.9%
1922 0.1272 -1.0%
1923 0.1246 -2.1%
1924 0.1301 +4.5%
1925 0.1351 +3.8%
1926 0.1352 +0.1%
1927 0.1363 +0.8%
1928 0.1381 +1.3%
1929 0.1376 -0.4%
1930 0.1513 +10.0%
1931 0.1601 +5.8%
1932 0.1665 +4.0%
1933 0.165 -0.9%
1934 0.1655 +0.3%
1935 0.1666 +0.7%
1936 0.1656 -0.6%
1937 0.1653 -0.2%
1938 0.1645 -0.5%
1939 0.1435 -12.8%
1940 0.1214 -15.4%
1941 0.1108 -8.7%
1942 0.1091 -1.6%
1943 0.1069 -2.0%
1944 0.1063 -0.6%
1945 0.1129 +6.3%
1946 0.1114 -1.3%
1947 0.1086 -2.6%
1948 0.117 +7.8%
1949 0.1203 +2.8%
1950 0.1218 +1.2%
1951 0.1168 -4.1%
1952 0.1696 +45.2%
1953 0.1329 -21.6%
1954 0.1216 -8.5%
1955 0.1138 -6.4%
1956 0.1145 +0.6%
1957 0.1155 +0.8%
1958 0.1125 -2.6%
1959 0.1 -11.1%
1960 0.1072 +7.2%
1961 0.1105 +3.1%
1962 0.147 +33.0%
1963 0.1306 -11.1%
1964 0.1263 -3.3%
1965 0.1564 +23.8%
1966 0.1574 +0.7%
1967 0.1542 -2.0%
1968 0.1589 +3.0%
1969 0.159 +0.1%
1970 0.1458 -8.3%
1971 0.1579 +8.3%
1972 0.1631 +3.3%
1973 0.1789 +9.7%
1974 0.1768 -1.2%
1975 0.1861 +5.3%
1976 0.1939 +4.2%
1977 0.2066 +6.5%
1978 0.2024 -2.0%
1979 0.2095 +3.5%
1980 0.2119 +1.1%
1981 0.2131 +0.6%
1982 0.2182 +2.4%
1983 0.2294 +5.2%
1984 0.2232 -2.7%
1985 0.2261 +1.3%
1986 0.2182 -3.5%
1987 0.229 +4.9%
1988 0.2425 +5.9%
1989 0.2556 +5.4%
1990 0.2786 +9.0%
1991 0.2768 -0.7%
1992 0.2808 +1.5%
1993 0.2785 -0.8%
1994 0.2764 -0.8%
1995 0.2758 -0.2%
1996 0.2728 -1.1%
1997 0.272 -0.3%
1998 0.2924 +7.5%
1999 0.287 -1.8%
2000 0.2972 +3.6%
2001 0.3041 +2.3%
2002 0.295 -3.0%
2003 0.2834 -3.9%
2004 0.2845 +0.4%
2005 0.2888 +1.5%
2006 0.2773 -4.0%
2007 0.28 +0.9%
2008 0.2668 -4.7%
2009 0.2531 -5.1%
2010 0.2272 -10.2%
2011 0.2148 -5.4%
2012 0.2038 -5.2%
2013 0.1761 -13.6%
2014 0.17 -3.5%
2015 0.1587 -6.7%
2016 0.1514 -4.6%
2017 0.1553 +2.6%
2018 0.1687 +8.6%
2019 0.1334 -20.9%
2020 0.1223 -8.3%
2021 0.1205 -1.5%
2022 0.1165 -3.3%
2023 0.1035 -11.2%
2024 0.1043 +0.8%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.1043 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0873, 1.2× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.1043 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0934, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1952 +45.2% 0.1168 0.1696
1962 +33.0% 0.1105 0.147

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1753 0.1702 0.1833 10
1860s 0.1912 0.1807 0.1975 10
1870s 0.1791 0.1702 0.1902 10
1880s 0.1667 0.1637 0.1703 10
1890s 0.1582 0.152 0.1621 10
1900s 0.1275 0.1159 0.1453 10
1910s 0.1126 0.1076 0.119 10
1920s 0.1313 0.1202 0.1381 10
1930s 0.1614 0.1435 0.1666 10
1940s 0.1125 0.1063 0.1214 10
1950s 0.1219 0.1 0.1696 10
1960s 0.1407 0.1072 0.159 10
1970s 0.1821 0.1458 0.2095 10
1980s 0.2267 0.2119 0.2556 10
1990s 0.2791 0.272 0.2924 10
2000s 0.283 0.2531 0.3041 10
2010s 0.1759 0.1334 0.2272 10
2020s 0.1134 0.1035 0.1223 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 87 Nepal 0.1081 compare
  2. 88 Azerbaijan 0.1053 compare
  3. 89 Sweden 0.1046 compare
  4. 91 Norway 0.1032 compare
  5. 92 Portugal 0.0996 compare
  6. 93 Niger 0.0958 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Greece?
Share global ghg emissions in Greece was 0.1043 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.3041 in 2001.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1959.
How does Greece rank for share global ghg emissions?
Greece ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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