Share of cumulative co2 in Greece
Greece: Share of cumulative co2 was 0.2324 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2324
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
46th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.2481
in 2012
All-time low
0.0016
in 1867
Years of data
144
1867–2024
Share of cumulative co2 in Greece, 1867–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co2 in Greece stood at 0.2324.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co2 in Greece peaked at 0.2481 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0016, in 1867.
Greece ranks 46th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cumulative co2 in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1867 | 0.0016 | — |
| 1868 | 0.0024 | +43.1% |
| 1869 | 0.004 | +68.6% |
| 1870 | 0.0055 | +38.5% |
| 1871 | 0.0076 | +39.1% |
| 1872 | 0.0086 | +12.8% |
| 1873 | 0.0096 | +11.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0102 | +6.5% |
| 1875 | 0.0109 | +6.2% |
| 1879 | 0.0092 | -15.9% |
| 1883 | 0.0076 | -16.9% |
| 1888 | 0.0061 | -19.7% |
| 1892 | 0.0063 | +2.5% |
| 1893 | 0.007 | +11.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0077 | +9.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0082 | +7.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0088 | +7.9% |
| 1897 | 0.0094 | +6.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0101 | +7.8% |
| 1899 | 0.0103 | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0107 | +4.7% |
| 1901 | 0.0112 | +4.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0114 | +1.9% |
| 1903 | 0.0116 | +2.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0118 | +1.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0118 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.0117 | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0119 | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0125 | +5.2% |
| 1909 | 0.0128 | +2.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0132 | +3.7% |
| 1911 | 0.0139 | +5.1% |
| 1913 | 0.0144 | +3.5% |
| 1914 | 0.0139 | -3.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0134 | -3.5% |
| 1916 | 0.013 | -3.2% |
| 1917 | 0.0126 | -3.0% |
| 1918 | 0.0122 | -2.6% |
| 1919 | 0.012 | -2.2% |
| 1920 | 0.0122 | +2.0% |
| 1921 | 0.0126 | +2.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0128 | +1.9% |
| 1923 | 0.0132 | +3.1% |
| 1924 | 0.0139 | +5.2% |
| 1925 | 0.0151 | +8.7% |
| 1926 | 0.0161 | +6.7% |
| 1927 | 0.0174 | +8.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0187 | +7.3% |
| 1929 | 0.02 | +7.4% |
| 1930 | 0.0215 | +7.3% |
| 1931 | 0.0229 | +6.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0242 | +5.8% |
| 1933 | 0.0252 | +4.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0264 | +4.9% |
| 1935 | 0.0276 | +4.5% |
| 1936 | 0.0289 | +4.9% |
| 1937 | 0.0303 | +4.7% |
| 1938 | 0.0312 | +3.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0306 | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 0.0299 | -2.3% |
| 1941 | 0.0291 | -2.4% |
| 1942 | 0.0285 | -2.2% |
| 1943 | 0.0279 | -2.2% |
| 1944 | 0.0272 | -2.4% |
| 1945 | 0.0267 | -2.0% |
| 1946 | 0.0262 | -2.0% |
| 1947 | 0.0256 | -2.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0256 | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0257 | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0268 | +4.4% |
| 1951 | 0.028 | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0293 | +4.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0304 | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0316 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.033 | +4.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0343 | +4.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0357 | +4.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0373 | +4.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0389 | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0407 | +4.8% |
| 1961 | 0.0426 | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0444 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0467 | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.049 | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0522 | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0556 | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0589 | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0626 | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0667 | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.07 | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0738 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0781 | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0831 | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0876 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0923 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0972 | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1025 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1075 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1126 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1175 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.122 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1264 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1311 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1357 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1403 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1444 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1487 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1533 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1583 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1641 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1696 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1751 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1802 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1852 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1899 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1944 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1992 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2043 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2089 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2136 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2184 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2227 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2269 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2308 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2346 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.238 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2412 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2438 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2459 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2471 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2477 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2481 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2477 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2471 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2462 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2452 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2444 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2433 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2418 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2401 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2383 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2365 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2344 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2324 | -0.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.2324 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0936, 2.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.2324 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1545, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative co2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1869 | +68.6% | 0.0024 | 0.004 |
| 1868 | +43.1% | 0.0016 | 0.0024 |
| 1871 | +39.1% | 0.0055 | 0.0076 |
| 1870 | +38.5% | 0.004 | 0.0055 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0027 | 0.0016 | 0.004 | 3 |
| 1870s | 0.0088 | 0.0055 | 0.0109 | 7 |
| 1880s | 0.0069 | 0.0061 | 0.0076 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.0085 | 0.0063 | 0.0103 | 8 |
| 1900s | 0.0117 | 0.0107 | 0.0128 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0132 | 0.012 | 0.0144 | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.0152 | 0.0122 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0269 | 0.0215 | 0.0312 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0272 | 0.0256 | 0.0299 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0325 | 0.0268 | 0.0389 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0519 | 0.0407 | 0.0667 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0905 | 0.07 | 0.1126 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1378 | 0.1175 | 0.1583 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1871 | 0.1641 | 0.2089 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2316 | 0.2136 | 0.2459 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2458 | 0.2418 | 0.2481 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2363 | 0.2324 | 0.2401 | 5 |
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 cumulative co2 in Greece?
- Share of cumulative co2 in Greece was 0.2324 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2481 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 in 1867.
- How does Greece rank for share of cumulative co2?
- Greece ranks 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co2 rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Share of cumulative co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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