Greece Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
71,500,075
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1.28%
increase
Global Share
0.13%
Per Capita
6.51
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Greece were 71,500,075 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1.3% over the previous year, representing an increase by 902,085 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 70,597,991 tons.
- Per capita: 6.51 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Greece accounts for 0.13% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71,500,075 | 52,508,701 | 11,328,144 | 3,541,034 | 4,122,196 | 6.51 | 1.28% | 0.13% |
| 2023 | 70,597,991 | 51,237,889 | 11,427,465 | 3,538,923 | 4,393,714 | 6.41 | −5.4% | 0.13% |
| 2022 | 74,624,309 | 55,116,394 | 11,263,393 | 3,604,449 | 4,640,072 | 6.76 | 1.52% | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 73,506,035 | 53,715,080 | 11,316,283 | 3,537,923 | 4,936,749 | 6.64 | 1.69% | 0.14% |
| 2020 | 72,283,349 | 52,360,587 | 11,118,738 | 3,711,880 | 5,092,145 | 6.51 | −11.94% | 0.15% |
| 2019 | 82,080,579 | 61,492,682 | 11,377,356 | 3,805,422 | 5,405,120 | 7.38 | −6.64% | 0.16% |
| 2018 | 87,920,421 | 66,535,726 | 11,694,647 | 3,842,412 | 5,847,635 | 7.89 | −2.77% | 0.17% |
| 2017 | 90,425,830 | 68,383,891 | 11,972,286 | 3,979,520 | 6,090,133 | 8.1 | 0.52% | 0.18% |
| 2016 | 89,956,678 | 68,161,208 | 11,671,422 | 3,996,183 | 6,127,866 | 8.04 | −1.62% | 0.18% |
| 2015 | 91,440,437 | 69,452,154 | 12,057,348 | 4,035,055 | 5,895,879 | 8.15 | −1.7% | 0.19% |
| 2014 | 93,022,121 | 71,008,503 | 12,155,033 | 4,054,314 | 5,804,271 | 8.26 | −2.95% | 0.19% |
| 2013 | 95,849,567 | 73,877,475 | 12,230,365 | 4,092,867 | 5,648,861 | 8.47 | −7.33% | 0.20% |
| 2012 | 103,429,607 | 81,554,996 | 12,615,819 | 4,096,420 | 5,162,373 | 9.09 | −4.17% | 0.22% |
| 2011 | 107,934,015 | 86,144,675 | 12,586,867 | 4,411,586 | 4,790,886 | 9.45 | −2.58% | 0.23% |
| 2010 | 110,794,940 | 89,098,082 | 12,640,784 | 4,554,762 | 4,501,313 | 9.68 | −5.69% | 0.24% |
| 2009 | 117,485,701 | 96,217,850 | 12,592,980 | 4,544,251 | 4,130,620 | 10.27 | −4.66% | 0.27% |
| 2008 | 123,231,241 | 101,836,000 | 12,937,954 | 4,504,024 | 3,953,262 | 10.79 | −3.53% | 0.28% |
| 2007 | 127,745,501 | 106,006,300 | 12,937,356 | 4,891,561 | 3,910,285 | 11.22 | 3.57% | 0.29% |
| 2006 | 123,341,742 | 102,386,648 | 12,793,502 | 4,849,270 | 3,312,322 | 10.88 | −2.71% | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 126,783,043 | 103,639,775 | 12,695,667 | 5,055,061 | 5,392,538 | 11.22 | 1.66% | 0.31% |
| 2004 | 124,712,941 | 101,590,333 | 12,639,303 | 5,083,443 | 5,399,862 | 11.07 | 0.08% | 0.31% |
| 2003 | 124,619,144 | 101,845,309 | 12,480,792 | 5,328,164 | 4,964,880 | 11.08 | 2.72% | 0.33% |
| 2002 | 121,317,400 | 98,087,867 | 12,440,941 | 5,296,695 | 5,491,898 | 10.82 | 0.43% | 0.33% |
| 2001 | 120,795,400 | 98,121,166 | 12,317,758 | 5,349,065 | 5,007,411 | 10.8 | 0.66% | 0.33% |
| 2000 | 120,004,089 | 96,066,265 | 12,771,502 | 5,568,862 | 5,597,461 | 10.77 | 5.35% | 0.34% |
| 1999 | 113,914,389 | 88,904,218 | 12,583,225 | 5,594,992 | 6,831,954 | 10.27 | 0.96% | 0.33% |
| 1998 | 112,830,803 | 88,655,158 | 12,599,928 | 5,566,225 | 6,009,491 | 10.23 | 3.77% | 0.33% |
| 1997 | 108,733,315 | 85,201,381 | 12,435,216 | 5,713,710 | 5,383,008 | 9.92 | 1.07% | 0.31% |
| 1996 | 107,582,902 | 84,249,879 | 12,247,239 | 5,951,487 | 5,134,297 | 9.89 | 0.82% | 0.31% |
| 1995 | 106,703,737 | 84,260,739 | 12,158,797 | 5,703,108 | 4,581,094 | 9.89 | 4.19% | 0.32% |
| 1994 | 102,416,495 | 81,212,626 | 12,004,679 | 5,856,638 | 3,342,552 | 9.59 | 2.49% | 0.31% |
| 1993 | 99,928,782 | 79,593,204 | 11,854,377 | 5,718,986 | 2,762,215 | 9.45 | −0.02% | 0.31% |
| 1992 | 99,944,413 | 80,065,227 | 11,756,662 | 6,092,605 | 2,029,920 | 9.56 | 1.92% | 0.31% |
| 1991 | 98,062,245 | 77,936,750 | 11,685,697 | 6,217,997 | 2,221,801 | 9.48 | −0.24% | 0.30% |
| 1990 | 98,293,585 | 77,910,403 | 11,744,690 | 6,374,020 | 2,264,471 | 9.59 | 0.77% | 0.30% |
| 1989 | 97,545,794 | 76,425,542 | 11,635,823 | 6,407,909 | 3,076,520 | 9.59 | 4.98% | 0.31% |
| 1988 | 92,920,435 | 71,744,403 | 11,480,258 | 6,357,629 | 3,338,145 | 9.19 | 5.61% | 0.30% |
| 1987 | 87,981,146 | 67,237,797 | 11,341,581 | 6,273,793 | 3,127,975 | 8.74 | 6.09% | 0.29% |
| 1986 | 82,931,228 | 62,048,102 | 11,073,705 | 6,601,770 | 3,207,651 | 8.27 | −0.54% | 0.28% |
| 1985 | 83,377,661 | 62,455,049 | 10,959,040 | 6,837,587 | 3,125,985 | 8.36 | 4.34% | 0.29% |
| 1984 | 79,911,873 | 59,041,578 | 10,859,545 | 6,734,881 | 3,275,868 | 8.05 | 2.45% | 0.28% |
| 1983 | 78,000,929 | 57,718,694 | 10,831,047 | 6,625,890 | 2,825,298 | 7.91 | 4.93% | 0.28% |
| 1982 | 74,337,167 | 54,234,251 | 10,770,735 | 6,364,442 | 2,967,739 | 7.58 | 2.2% | 0.27% |
| 1981 | 72,735,932 | 53,095,087 | 10,832,143 | 5,763,141 | 3,045,562 | 7.48 | −0.6% | 0.26% |
| 1980 | 73,174,594 | 53,414,689 | 10,750,704 | 5,981,605 | 3,027,596 | 7.6 | 0.29% | 0.26% |
| 1979 | 72,964,825 | 53,302,707 | 10,773,181 | 6,094,794 | 2,794,142 | 7.66 | 4.89% | 0.25% |
| 1978 | 69,560,633 | 50,390,350 | 10,704,848 | 5,999,089 | 2,466,346 | 7.41 | 4.38% | 0.25% |
| 1977 | 66,639,627 | 47,773,224 | 10,872,752 | 5,727,230 | 2,266,421 | 7.2 | 3.47% | 0.24% |
| 1976 | 64,406,322 | 45,551,200 | 10,935,868 | 5,705,075 | 2,214,179 | 7.06 | 8.91% | 0.24% |
| 1975 | 59,137,645 | 40,598,900 | 10,816,850 | 5,509,185 | 2,212,711 | 6.56 | 3.55% | 0.23% |
| 1974 | 57,109,045 | 38,597,014 | 10,632,754 | 5,524,931 | 2,354,345 | 6.41 | 0.34% | 0.22% |
| 1973 | 56,915,913 | 39,384,929 | 10,078,019 | 5,224,200 | 2,228,765 | 6.44 | 6.38% | 0.22% |
| 1972 | 53,501,343 | 36,815,511 | 9,635,955 | 4,972,141 | 2,077,736 | 6.1 | 15.98% | 0.22% |
| 1971 | 46,131,152 | 29,994,074 | 9,397,788 | 4,812,584 | 1,926,707 | 5.29 | 3.53% | 0.20% |
| 1970 | 44,557,517 | 28,944,696 | 9,334,586 | 4,760,865 | 1,517,370 | 5.15 | – | 0.19% |
See also
- Greece CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Greece
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).