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Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece

Greece: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
80th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1875
All-time low
0.2%
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece is 0.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece peaked at 0.4% in 1875 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.

That places Greece 80th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece, year by year

Year % Change
1850 0.4% —
1851 0.4% -1.3%
1852 0.4% -1.3%
1853 0.4% -0.6%
1854 0.4% -0.5%
1855 0.4% -0.5%
1856 0.4% -0.4%
1857 0.4% -0.4%
1858 0.3% -0.3%
1859 0.3% -0.4%
1860 0.4% +0.7%
1861 0.4% +1.0%
1862 0.4% +1.1%
1863 0.4% +1.1%
1864 0.4% +0.9%
1865 0.4% +1.0%
1866 0.4% +0.9%
1867 0.4% +0.9%
1868 0.4% +0.8%
1869 0.4% +0.8%
1870 0.4% +0.4%
1871 0.4% +0.3%
1872 0.4% +0.2%
1873 0.4% +0.1%
1874 0.4% +0.0%
1875 0.4% +0.0%
1876 0.4% -0.0%
1877 0.4% -0.1%
1878 0.4% -0.1%
1879 0.4% -0.1%
1880 0.4% -0.1%
1881 0.4% +0.0%
1882 0.4% -0.0%
1883 0.4% -0.1%
1884 0.4% -0.0%
1885 0.4% -0.0%
1886 0.4% +0.0%
1887 0.4% -0.0%
1888 0.4% +0.0%
1889 0.4% -0.0%
1890 0.4% -0.2%
1891 0.4% -0.2%
1892 0.4% -0.2%
1893 0.4% -0.2%
1894 0.4% -0.2%
1895 0.4% -0.2%
1896 0.4% -0.2%
1897 0.4% -0.2%
1898 0.4% -0.2%
1899 0.4% -0.2%
1900 0.4% -0.4%
1901 0.4% -0.5%
1902 0.4% -0.6%
1903 0.4% -0.6%
1904 0.4% -0.7%
1905 0.4% -0.7%
1906 0.4% -0.7%
1907 0.4% -0.7%
1908 0.4% -0.7%
1909 0.4% -0.7%
1910 0.3% -0.6%
1911 0.3% -0.6%
1912 0.3% -0.6%
1913 0.3% -0.5%
1914 0.3% -0.5%
1915 0.3% -0.5%
1916 0.3% -0.5%
1917 0.3% -0.4%
1918 0.3% -0.4%
1919 0.3% -0.4%
1920 0.3% -0.3%
1921 0.3% -0.2%
1922 0.3% -0.2%
1923 0.3% -0.2%
1924 0.3% -0.1%
1925 0.3% -0.1%
1926 0.3% -0.1%
1927 0.3% -0.0%
1928 0.3% -0.0%
1929 0.3% -0.0%
1930 0.3% +0.2%
1931 0.3% +0.3%
1932 0.3% +0.3%
1933 0.3% +0.4%
1934 0.3% +0.4%
1935 0.3% +0.4%
1936 0.3% +0.4%
1937 0.3% +0.4%
1938 0.3% +0.4%
1939 0.3% +0.5%
1940 0.3% -0.0%
1941 0.3% -0.2%
1942 0.3% -0.3%
1943 0.3% -0.4%
1944 0.3% -0.5%
1945 0.3% -0.5%
1946 0.3% -0.5%
1947 0.3% -0.6%
1948 0.3% -0.6%
1949 0.3% -0.6%
1950 0.3% -0.7%
1951 0.3% -0.8%
1952 0.3% +0.7%
1953 0.3% -0.4%
1954 0.3% -0.6%
1955 0.3% -0.8%
1956 0.3% -0.8%
1957 0.3% -0.8%
1958 0.3% -0.9%
1959 0.3% -1.3%
1960 0.3% -1.2%
1961 0.3% -1.2%
1962 0.3% -0.1%
1963 0.3% -0.7%
1964 0.3% -0.9%
1965 0.3% -0.2%
1966 0.3% -0.4%
1967 0.3% -0.5%
1968 0.3% -0.6%
1969 0.3% -0.8%
1970 0.3% -0.8%
1971 0.3% -0.7%
1972 0.3% -0.9%
1973 0.3% -0.9%
1974 0.3% -0.9%
1975 0.3% -0.9%
1976 0.3% -0.9%
1977 0.3% -0.6%
1978 0.3% -0.8%
1979 0.3% -0.8%
1980 0.3% -0.7%
1981 0.3% -0.7%
1982 0.3% -0.8%
1983 0.3% -0.6%
1984 0.3% -0.9%
1985 0.3% -0.9%
1986 0.3% -0.9%
1987 0.2% -0.9%
1988 0.2% -0.6%
1989 0.2% -0.7%
1990 0.2% -0.7%
1991 0.2% -0.6%
1992 0.2% -0.8%
1993 0.2% -0.8%
1994 0.2% -0.9%
1995 0.2% -0.8%
1996 0.2% -1.0%
1997 0.2% -1.3%
1998 0.2% -1.1%
1999 0.2% -1.2%
2000 0.2% -1.1%
2001 0.2% -1.1%
2002 0.2% -1.2%
2003 0.2% -1.4%
2004 0.2% -1.3%
2005 0.2% -1.3%
2006 0.2% -1.4%
2007 0.2% -1.3%
2008 0.2% -1.4%
2009 0.2% -1.4%
2010 0.2% -1.4%
2011 0.2% -1.4%
2012 0.2% -1.4%
2013 0.2% -2.0%
2014 0.2% -1.9%
2015 0.2% -2.1%
2016 0.2% -2.1%
2017 0.2% -2.2%
2018 0.2% -0.7%
2019 0.2% -2.2%
2020 0.2% -1.8%
2021 0.2% -1.8%
2022 0.2% -1.9%
2023 0.2% -2.0%
2024 0.2% -2.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 4.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 3.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
1860s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1870s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1880s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1890s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1900s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1910s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
1920s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
1930s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
1940s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
1950s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
1960s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
1970s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
1980s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece?
Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Greece was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1875.
What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
How does Greece rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Greece ranks 80th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.