Waste — Emissions Share in Greece
Greece: Waste — Emissions Share was 37.63 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Greece, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Greece is 37.63 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Greece peaked at 40.52 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.31 %, in 1990.
Greece ranks 60th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.31 % | — |
| 1991 | 32.14 % | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 32.69 % | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 32.75 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 32.97 % | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 33.35 % | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 33.96 % | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 34.34 % | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 34.32 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 35.52 % | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 36.07 % | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 33.77 % | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 34.84 % | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 36.81 % | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 36.74 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 38.84 % | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 40.21 % | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 39.11 % | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 40.34 % | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 39.1 % | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 38.08 % | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 36.62 % | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 34.85 % | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 35.98 % | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 36.61 % | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 36.86 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 38.42 % | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 37.78 % | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 39.09 % | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 40.52 % | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 38.99 % | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 38.3 % | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 39.12 % | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 37.63 % | -3.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 37.63 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.93 %, 1.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greece's 37.63 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.63 %, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.34 % | 31.31 % | 35.52 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.58 % | 33.77 % | 40.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.48 % | 34.85 % | 40.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.51 % | 37.63 % | 39.12 % | 4 |
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 waste — emissions share in Greece?
- Waste — emissions share in Greece was 37.63 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 40.52 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.31 % in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for waste — emissions share?
- Greece ranks 60th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.