Circular material use rate in Greece
Greece: Circular material use rate was 5.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 35 countries
All-time high
6.3%
in 2022
All-time low
1.3%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Circular material use rate in Greece, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, circular material use rate in Greece stood at 5.2%.
That represents a change of up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, circular material use rate in Greece peaked at 6.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2014.
Greece ranks 28th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Circular material use rate in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.5% | — |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +38.5% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +26.2% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 5.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.6%, 61% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Greece's 5.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 55% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is circular material use rate in Greece?
- Circular material use rate in Greece was 5.2% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest circular material use rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest circular material use rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for circular material use rate?
- Greece ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is circular material use rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Circular material use rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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