Number of tsunamis in Greece
Greece: Number of tsunamis was 1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
3
in 1867
All-time low
1
in 1050
Years of data
64
1050–2020
Number of tsunamis in Greece, 1050–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1 for number of tsunamis in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tsunamis in Greece peaked at 3 in 1867 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1050.
That places Greece 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Number of tsunamis in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1050 | 1 | — |
| 1270 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1303 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1389 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1402 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1481 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1494 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1585 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1629 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1633 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1650 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1672 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1741 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1742 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1748 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1883 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1886 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1894 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1896 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1949 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1953 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1955 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1956 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1963 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1965 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | -50.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1050s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1270s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1380s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1400s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1480s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1490s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1580s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1620s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1630s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1650s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1670s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1760s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1860s | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1890s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1960s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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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 number of tsunamis in Greece?
- Number of tsunamis in Greece was 1 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tsunamis recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1867.
- What is the lowest number of tsunamis recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1050.
- How does Greece rank for number of tsunamis?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of tsunamis rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tsunamis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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