Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Greece
Greece: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation was 0.0381 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▬ Flat
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Greece is 0.0381 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Greece peaked at 0.0982 Mt CO2e in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0381 Mt CO2e, in 2023.
Greece ranks 123rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Greece, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0403 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 0.0394 Mt CO2e | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0419 Mt CO2e | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0524 Mt CO2e | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0504 Mt CO2e | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0403 Mt CO2e | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0448 Mt CO2e | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0709 Mt CO2e | +58.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0522 Mt CO2e | -26.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0477 Mt CO2e | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0437 Mt CO2e | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0454 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0982 Mt CO2e | +116.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0439 Mt CO2e | -55.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0439 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0417 Mt CO2e | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0531 Mt CO2e | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0494 Mt CO2e | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0494 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0428 Mt CO2e | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0443 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0439 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0452 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0381 Mt CO2e | -15.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0381 Mt CO2e is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2372 Mt CO2e, 16% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0381 Mt CO2e is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2041 Mt CO2e, 19% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +116.3% | 0.0454 Mt CO2e | 0.0982 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.048 Mt CO2e | 0.0394 Mt CO2e | 0.0709 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0511 Mt CO2e | 0.0417 Mt CO2e | 0.0982 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0429 Mt CO2e | 0.0381 Mt CO2e | 0.0452 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Greece?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Greece was 0.0381 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0982 Mt CO2e in 2012.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0381 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
- Greece ranks 123rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".