Material footprints - main indicators in Greece

Greece: Material footprints - main indicators was 102,830 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
102,830 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
17th
of 30 countries
All-time high
220,405 Thousand tonnes
in 2008
All-time low
92,632 Thousand tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Material footprints - main indicators in Greece, 2008–2025

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2008201620252008: 220.4k Thousand tonnes2009: 191.3k Thousand tonnes2010: 167.5k Thousand tonnes2011: 152.8k Thousand tonnes2012: 144.8k Thousand tonnes2013: 136.1k Thousand tonnes2014: 140.0k Thousand tonnes2015: 130.7k Thousand tonnes2016: 121.9k Thousand tonnes2017: 119.6k Thousand tonnes2018: 114.0k Thousand tonnes2019: 107.9k Thousand tonnes2020: 92.6k Thousand tonnes2021: 93.1k Thousand tonnes2022: 94.2k Thousand tonnes2023: 94.8k Thousand tonnes2024: 94.4k Thousand tonnes2025: 102.8k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

In 2025, material footprints - main indicators in Greece stood at 102,830 Thousand tonnes.

That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material footprints - main indicators in Greece peaked at 220,405 Thousand tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 92,632 Thousand tonnes, in 2020.

Greece ranks 17th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 205,832 Thousand tonnes 191,258 Thousand tonnes 220,405 Thousand tonnes 2
2010s 133,520 Thousand tonnes 107,949 Thousand tonnes 167,460 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 95,320 Thousand tonnes 92,632 Thousand tonnes 102,830 Thousand tonnes 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 14 Austria 120,904 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 15 Hungary 118,885 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 16 Denmark 111,821 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 18 Ireland 101,253 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 19 Belgium 81,590 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 20 Netherlands 77,755 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is material footprints - main indicators in Greece?
Material footprints - main indicators in Greece was 102,830 Thousand tonnes in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 220,405 Thousand tonnes in 2008.
What is the lowest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 92,632 Thousand tonnes in 2020.
How does Greece rank for material footprints - main indicators?
Greece ranks 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
Is material footprints - main indicators rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material footprints - main indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Material footprints - main indicators
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 578 data points, 2000–2025
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