Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Greece
Greece: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
64th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.7804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1985
All-time low
0.1076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Greece, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Greece peaked at 0.7804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1870.
Greece ranks 64th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Greece, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1852 | 0.1134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 0.1143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1854 | 0.1151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 0.1156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.1162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.1162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.1154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.1146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1862 | 0.1139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1863 | 0.1131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1864 | 0.1123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.1115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.1107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.1099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1869 | 0.1084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.1076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1871 | 0.1082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1873 | 0.1152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1874 | 0.1205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1875 | 0.1263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1876 | 0.1322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1877 | 0.1376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1878 | 0.142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1879 | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1881 | 0.1466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.1461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.1457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.1445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.1438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1888 | 0.1433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 0.1428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.1305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 1891 | 0.1428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.4% |
| 1892 | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1893 | 0.164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1894 | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1895 | 0.1804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1896 | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1897 | 0.1911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1898 | 0.1942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1899 | 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.1942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1902 | 0.1914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1903 | 0.1877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1904 | 0.1834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1905 | 0.1788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1906 | 0.1743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1907 | 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1908 | 0.1667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1909 | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1910 | 0.163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1911 | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.1624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.1622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1917 | 0.1624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1918 | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.1629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1920 | 0.163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 0.1634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1922 | 0.164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.1649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1925 | 0.1672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1926 | 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 0.1696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.1717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.1732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.1746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1934 | 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.1781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 0.1797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 0.1819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1939 | 0.1825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1941 | 0.1895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1942 | 0.2085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 1943 | 0.2365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.5% |
| 1944 | 0.2704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.3% |
| 1945 | 0.3071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.6% |
| 1946 | 0.344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.0% |
| 1947 | 0.378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.9% |
| 1948 | 0.4065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1949 | 0.4263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1950 | 0.4356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1951 | 0.4376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.4411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.4574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 0.4847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.4909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 0.5307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 80% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 61 Burkina Faso 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 62 United Kingdom 0.4059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 63 Eswatini 0.4046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 65 Spain 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 66 Venezuela 0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 67 Ethiopia 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Greece?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Greece was 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1870.
- How does Greece rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Greece ranks 64th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.