Long run air pollution in Greece
Greece: Long run air pollution was 349,501 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
349,501
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
49th
of 220 countries
All-time high
784,343
in 1998
All-time low
190.03
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Greece, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 349,501 for long run air pollution in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Greece peaked at 784,343 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 190.03, in 1750.
Greece ranks 49th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 190.03 | — |
| 1751 | 190.6 | +0.3% |
| 1752 | 191.16 | +0.3% |
| 1753 | 191.73 | +0.3% |
| 1754 | 192.29 | +0.3% |
| 1755 | 192.86 | +0.3% |
| 1756 | 193.42 | +0.3% |
| 1757 | 193.98 | +0.3% |
| 1758 | 194.54 | +0.3% |
| 1759 | 195.1 | +0.3% |
| 1760 | 195.66 | +0.3% |
| 1761 | 196.22 | +0.3% |
| 1762 | 196.78 | +0.3% |
| 1763 | 197.33 | +0.3% |
| 1764 | 197.89 | +0.3% |
| 1765 | 198.44 | +0.3% |
| 1766 | 198.99 | +0.3% |
| 1767 | 199.54 | +0.3% |
| 1768 | 200.09 | +0.3% |
| 1769 | 200.65 | +0.3% |
| 1770 | 201.19 | +0.3% |
| 1771 | 201.74 | +0.3% |
| 1772 | 202.29 | +0.3% |
| 1773 | 202.84 | +0.3% |
| 1774 | 203.38 | +0.3% |
| 1775 | 203.92 | +0.3% |
| 1776 | 204.47 | +0.3% |
| 1777 | 205.01 | +0.3% |
| 1778 | 205.55 | +0.3% |
| 1779 | 206.09 | +0.3% |
| 1780 | 206.63 | +0.3% |
| 1781 | 207.17 | +0.3% |
| 1782 | 207.71 | +0.3% |
| 1783 | 208.24 | +0.3% |
| 1784 | 208.78 | +0.3% |
| 1785 | 209.31 | +0.3% |
| 1786 | 209.84 | +0.3% |
| 1787 | 210.38 | +0.3% |
| 1788 | 210.91 | +0.3% |
| 1789 | 211.44 | +0.3% |
| 1790 | 211.97 | +0.3% |
| 1791 | 212.5 | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 213.03 | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 213.55 | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 214.08 | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 214.6 | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 215.13 | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 215.65 | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 216.17 | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 216.69 | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 217.21 | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 217.92 | +0.3% |
| 1802 | 218.62 | +0.3% |
| 1803 | 219.33 | +0.3% |
| 1804 | 220.03 | +0.3% |
| 1805 | 220.74 | +0.3% |
| 1806 | 221.44 | +0.3% |
| 1807 | 222.15 | +0.3% |
| 1808 | 222.85 | +0.3% |
| 1809 | 223.56 | +0.3% |
| 1810 | 224.26 | +0.3% |
| 1811 | 224.97 | +0.3% |
| 1812 | 225.68 | +0.3% |
| 1813 | 226.39 | +0.3% |
| 1814 | 227.09 | +0.3% |
| 1815 | 227.8 | +0.3% |
| 1816 | 228.5 | +0.3% |
| 1817 | 229.21 | +0.3% |
| 1818 | 229.92 | +0.3% |
| 1819 | 230.63 | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 231.34 | +0.3% |
| 1821 | 233.59 | +1.0% |
| 1822 | 235.84 | +1.0% |
| 1823 | 238.1 | +1.0% |
| 1824 | 240.35 | +0.9% |
| 1825 | 242.61 | +0.9% |
| 1826 | 244.86 | +0.9% |
| 1827 | 247.12 | +0.9% |
| 1828 | 249.38 | +0.9% |
| 1829 | 251.63 | +0.9% |
| 1830 | 253.89 | +0.9% |
| 1831 | 256.36 | +1.0% |
| 1832 | 258.83 | +1.0% |
| 1833 | 261.3 | +1.0% |
| 1834 | 263.77 | +0.9% |
| 1835 | 266.25 | +0.9% |
| 1836 | 268.71 | +0.9% |
| 1837 | 271.19 | +0.9% |
| 1838 | 273.66 | +0.9% |
| 1839 | 276.14 | +0.9% |
| 1840 | 278.61 | +0.9% |
| 1841 | 281.33 | +1.0% |
| 1842 | 284.05 | +1.0% |
| 1843 | 286.76 | +1.0% |
| 1844 | 289.48 | +0.9% |
| 1845 | 292.2 | +0.9% |
| 1846 | 294.92 | +0.9% |
| 1847 | 297.64 | +0.9% |
| 1848 | 300.36 | +0.9% |
| 1849 | 303.08 | +0.9% |
| 1850 | 306.36 | +1.1% |
| 1851 | 309.59 | +1.1% |
| 1852 | 312.83 | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 316.12 | +1.1% |
| 1854 | 319.4 | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 322.69 | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 326.04 | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 329.44 | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 332.7 | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 336.25 | +1.1% |
| 1860 | 339.65 | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 343.64 | +1.2% |
| 1862 | 347.63 | +1.2% |
| 1863 | 351.69 | +1.2% |
| 1864 | 355.7 | +1.1% |
| 1865 | 359.77 | +1.1% |
| 1866 | 363.93 | +1.2% |
| 1867 | 823.56 | +126.3% |
| 1868 | 600.07 | -27.1% |
| 1869 | 901.16 | +50.2% |
| 1870 | 925.36 | +2.7% |
| 1871 | 1,188 | +28.4% |
| 1872 | 867.14 | -27.0% |
| 1873 | 922.21 | +6.4% |
| 1874 | 809.01 | -12.3% |
| 1875 | 854.22 | +5.6% |
| 1876 | 414.53 | -51.5% |
| 1877 | 420.39 | +1.4% |
| 1878 | 426.25 | +1.4% |
| 1879 | 442.05 | +3.7% |
| 1880 | 438.04 | -0.9% |
| 1881 | 444.28 | +1.4% |
| 1882 | 450.58 | +1.4% |
| 1883 | 466.76 | +3.6% |
| 1884 | 463.18 | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 469.49 | +1.4% |
| 1886 | 476.02 | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 482.59 | +1.4% |
| 1888 | 501.95 | +4.0% |
| 1889 | 501.56 | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 511.1 | +1.9% |
| 1891 | 521.14 | +2.0% |
| 1892 | 1,531 | +193.8% |
| 1893 | 1,423 | -7.1% |
| 1894 | 1,453 | +2.1% |
| 1895 | 1,404 | -3.4% |
| 1896 | 1,583 | +12.8% |
| 1897 | 1,564 | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 1,842 | +17.8% |
| 1899 | 1,259 | -31.7% |
| 1900 | 1,745 | +38.6% |
| 1901 | 1,892 | +8.5% |
| 1902 | 1,809 | -4.4% |
| 1903 | 2,133 | +17.9% |
| 1904 | 2,155 | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 2,088 | -3.1% |
| 1906 | 2,191 | +4.9% |
| 1907 | 2,808 | +28.1% |
| 1908 | 3,795 | +35.2% |
| 1909 | 3,493 | -8.0% |
| 1910 | 4,099 | +17.4% |
| 1911 | 4,771 | +16.4% |
| 1912 | 2,395 | -49.8% |
| 1913 | 6,261 | +161.4% |
| 1914 | 2,736 | -56.3% |
| 1915 | 2,923 | +6.8% |
| 1916 | 3,197 | +9.4% |
| 1917 | 3,417 | +6.9% |
| 1918 | 3,651 | +6.8% |
| 1919 | 3,757 | +2.9% |
| 1920 | 5,203 | +38.5% |
| 1921 | 5,632 | +8.3% |
| 1922 | 5,729 | +1.7% |
| 1923 | 6,660 | +16.3% |
| 1924 | 7,926 | +19.0% |
| 1925 | 11,619 | +46.6% |
| 1926 | 11,699 | +0.7% |
| 1927 | 13,815 | +18.1% |
| 1928 | 14,341 | +3.8% |
| 1929 | 16,000 | +11.6% |
| 1930 | 16,919 | +5.7% |
| 1931 | 16,885 | -0.2% |
| 1932 | 17,335 | +2.7% |
| 1933 | 16,459 | -5.1% |
| 1934 | 18,897 | +14.8% |
| 1935 | 20,137 | +6.6% |
| 1936 | 22,487 | +11.7% |
| 1937 | 24,147 | +7.4% |
| 1938 | 17,094 | -29.2% |
| 1939 | 7,489 | -56.2% |
| 1940 | 7,903 | +5.5% |
| 1941 | 7,949 | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 8,334 | +4.8% |
| 1943 | 8,400 | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 8,141 | -3.1% |
| 1945 | 7,983 | -1.9% |
| 1946 | 8,218 | +2.9% |
| 1947 | 8,356 | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 14,815 | +77.3% |
| 1949 | 16,279 | +9.9% |
| 1950 | 37,554 | +130.7% |
| 1951 | 40,035 | +6.6% |
| 1952 | 42,759 | +6.8% |
| 1953 | 42,024 | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 42,278 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 47,619 | +12.6% |
| 1956 | 49,814 | +4.6% |
| 1957 | 52,397 | +5.2% |
| 1958 | 56,244 | +7.3% |
| 1959 | 58,735 | +4.4% |
| 1960 | 110,436 | +88.0% |
| 1961 | 139,554 | +26.4% |
| 1962 | 162,790 | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 181,557 | +11.5% |
| 1964 | 173,599 | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 189,159 | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 185,503 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 200,874 | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 181,298 | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 189,858 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 194,016 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 213,373 | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 259,282 | +21.5% |
| 1973 | 289,269 | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 251,580 | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 276,956 | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 339,818 | +22.7% |
| 1977 | 344,774 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 370,643 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 386,690 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 379,917 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 396,949 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 380,610 | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 399,920 | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 416,103 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 457,111 | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 518,610 | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 552,374 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 596,343 | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 610,324 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 646,001 | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 623,313 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 661,636 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 699,377 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 727,070 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 729,280 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 695,022 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 712,945 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 784,343 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 746,584 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 768,161 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 781,542 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 736,540 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 752,863 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 747,324 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 722,042 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 738,652 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 741,634 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 699,801 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 642,450 | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 576,018 | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 532,005 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 445,746 | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 417,180 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 390,597 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 383,420 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 374,941 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 416,242 | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 412,075 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 431,632 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 321,459 | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 341,673 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 349,501 | +2.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 349,501 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,409, 3.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greece's 349,501 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102,006, 3.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | +193.8% | 521.14 | 1,531 |
| 1913 | +161.4% | 2,395 | 6,261 |
| 1950 | +130.7% | 16,279 | 37,554 |
| 1867 | +126.3% | 363.93 | 823.56 |
| 1960 | +88.0% | 58,735 | 110,436 |
| 1948 | +77.3% | 8,356 | 14,815 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 192.57 | 190.03 | 195.1 | 10 |
| 1760s | 198.16 | 195.66 | 200.65 | 10 |
| 1770s | 203.65 | 201.19 | 206.09 | 10 |
| 1780s | 209.04 | 206.63 | 211.44 | 10 |
| 1790s | 214.34 | 211.97 | 216.69 | 10 |
| 1800s | 220.38 | 217.21 | 223.56 | 10 |
| 1810s | 227.45 | 224.26 | 230.63 | 10 |
| 1820s | 241.48 | 231.34 | 251.63 | 10 |
| 1830s | 265.01 | 253.89 | 276.14 | 10 |
| 1840s | 290.84 | 278.61 | 303.08 | 10 |
| 1850s | 321.14 | 306.36 | 336.25 | 10 |
| 1860s | 478.68 | 339.65 | 901.16 | 10 |
| 1870s | 726.94 | 414.53 | 1,188 | 10 |
| 1880s | 469.44 | 438.04 | 501.95 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,309 | 511.1 | 1,842 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2,411 | 1,745 | 3,795 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3,721 | 2,395 | 6,261 | 10 |
| 1920s | 9,863 | 5,203 | 16,000 | 10 |
| 1930s | 17,785 | 7,489 | 24,147 | 10 |
| 1940s | 9,638 | 7,903 | 16,279 | 10 |
| 1950s | 46,946 | 37,554 | 58,735 | 10 |
| 1960s | 171,463 | 110,436 | 200,874 | 10 |
| 1970s | 292,640 | 194,016 | 386,690 | 10 |
| 1980s | 470,826 | 379,917 | 610,324 | 10 |
| 1990s | 702,557 | 623,313 | 784,343 | 10 |
| 2000s | 733,101 | 642,450 | 781,542 | 10 |
| 2010s | 437,986 | 374,941 | 576,018 | 10 |
| 2020s | 337,544 | 321,459 | 349,501 | 3 |
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- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2927 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 23.23 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Greece?
- Long run air pollution in Greece was 349,501 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 784,343 in 1998.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 190.03 in 1750.
- How does Greece rank for long run air pollution?
- Greece ranks 49th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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