How have things changed?, per capita in Greece
Greece: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0177 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per capita in Greece, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Greece is 0.0177 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.0204 metric tons per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0098 metric tons per person, in 1970.
Greece ranks 78th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0115 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.011 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0112 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0104 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.011 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0123 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0139 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0166 metric tons per person | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0183 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0204 metric tons per person | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0175 metric tons per person | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.018 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0193 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0159 metric tons per person | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 0.019 metric tons per person | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.018 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0176 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0169 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0179 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0174 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0181 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0192 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.019 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0181 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0185 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0172 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0157 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0156 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0162 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0152 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0159 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0185 metric tons per person | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.019 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0196 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0198 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.019 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0193 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0199 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0197 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0177 metric tons per person | -10.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0177 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0177 metric tons per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0052 metric tons per person, 3.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 0.0106 metric tons per person | 0.0115 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 0.0098 metric tons per person | 0.0117 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0117 metric tons per person | 0.0104 metric tons per person | 0.0135 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0174 metric tons per person | 0.0139 metric tons per person | 0.0204 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0181 metric tons per person | 0.0169 metric tons per person | 0.0192 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0173 metric tons per person | 0.0152 metric tons per person | 0.0198 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0191 metric tons per person | 0.0177 metric tons per person | 0.0199 metric tons per person | 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 how have things changed?, per capita in Greece?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Greece was 0.0177 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0204 metric tons per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0098 metric tons per person in 1970.
- How does Greece rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Greece ranks 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
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- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.