What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Greece?

Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Greece was 2,695 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 2,695 kt in 2023.

What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 2,000 kt in 1990.

How does Greece rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?

Greece ranks 45th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.

Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Greece data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Greece

Name: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Greece
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Greece: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,695 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2,695 kt

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

45th

of 192 countries

All-time high

2,695 kt

in 2023

All-time low

2,000 kt

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Greece, 1990–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Greece stood at 2,695 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Greece peaked at 2,695 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,000 kt, in 1990.

That places Greece 45th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2,265 kt	2,000 kt	2,456 kt	10
2000s	2,570 kt	2,480 kt	2,650 kt	10
2010s	2,679 kt	2,660 kt	2,688 kt	10
2020s	2,691 kt	2,688 kt	2,695 kt	4

Countries ranked near Greece

42 Australia 3,045 kt compare
43 Poland 2,801 kt compare
44 Romania 2,730 kt compare
46 Mongolia 2,557 kt compare
47 Rwanda 2,551 kt compare
48 Syrian Arab Republic 2,496 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

More climate change data for Greece

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6,235 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1,821 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 4,415 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.87 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 157.66 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,914 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,538 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 375.62 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 5.8 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 13.41 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Greece?: Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Greece was 2,695 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 2,695 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 2,000 kt in 1990.
How does Greece rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Greece ranks 45th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.