Total greenhouse gas emissions in Greece

Greece emitted 71.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Greece, 2024 71.5 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +1.3% 2023: 70.6 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,164.7 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 64th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Greece over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period GreeceEuropean Union
2024 71.5 Mt CO2e 3,164.7 Mt CO2e
2023 70.6 Mt CO2e 3,222.5 Mt CO2e
2022 74.6 Mt CO2e 3,483.1 Mt CO2e
2021 73.5 Mt CO2e 3,572.4 Mt CO2e
2020 72.3 Mt CO2e 3,395.6 Mt CO2e
2019 82.1 Mt CO2e 3,683.8 Mt CO2e
2018 87.9 Mt CO2e 3,834.9 Mt CO2e
2017 90.4 Mt CO2e 3,915.2 Mt CO2e
2016 90.0 Mt CO2e 3,894.4 Mt CO2e
2015 91.4 Mt CO2e 3,885.9 Mt CO2e
2014 93.0 Mt CO2e 3,831.0 Mt CO2e
2013 95.8 Mt CO2e 3,974.0 Mt CO2e
2012 103.4 Mt CO2e 4,063.5 Mt CO2e
2011 107.9 Mt CO2e 4,127.3 Mt CO2e
2010 110.8 Mt CO2e 4,235.1 Mt CO2e
2009 117.5 Mt CO2e 4,118.8 Mt CO2e
2008 123.2 Mt CO2e 4,409.4 Mt CO2e
2007 127.7 Mt CO2e 4,518.7 Mt CO2e
2006 123.3 Mt CO2e 4,550.1 Mt CO2e
2005 126.8 Mt CO2e 4,552.2 Mt CO2e
2004 124.7 Mt CO2e 4,585.2 Mt CO2e
2003 124.6 Mt CO2e 4,578.9 Mt CO2e
2002 121.3 Mt CO2e 4,484.6 Mt CO2e
2001 120.8 Mt CO2e 4,500.9 Mt CO2e
2000 120.0 Mt CO2e 4,468.7 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3% from 70.6 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 93.0 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −23.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Greece has the 64th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,164.7 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Greece
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database