Waste — Emissions Share in Greece
Greece: Waste — Emissions Share was 5.64 % 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 5.64 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Greece peaked at 5.8 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.66 %, in 1990.
Greece ranks 87th of 208 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.07 % | 2.66 % | 3.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.82 % | 3.48 % | 4.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.76 % | 4.22 % | 5.32 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5 % | 5.19 % | 5.8 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Greece?
- Waste — emissions share in Greece was 5.64 % 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 5.8 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 % in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for waste — emissions share?
- Greece ranks 87th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 (N2O). 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.