How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.59 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
87th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.66 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.6683 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Greece, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.6683 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Greece 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Greece, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.7007 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.7109 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7292 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7817 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7382 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6683 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7381 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7225 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8113 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7267 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7483 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8346 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8423 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7967 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8158 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8349 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8031 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8281 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7921 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8421 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8919 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9686 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9596 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.17 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 1.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 1.49 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 1.32 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 1.51 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.49 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.62 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.49 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.33 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.38 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 1.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.58 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.61 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5392 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7321 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7007 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7817 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.7705 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6683 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8423 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7921 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.58 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 84 Rwanda 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 85 New Zealand 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 86 Qatar 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 88 Croatia 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 89 Turkey 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 90 United States Virgin Islands 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Greece?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Greece was 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6683 metric tons per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Greece rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.