What is emissions of air pollutants in Greece?

Emissions of air pollutants in Greece was 349,501 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 784,343 tonnes in 1998.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 190.03 tonnes in 1750.

How does Greece rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Greece ranks 49th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants 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 Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Greece

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Greece
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Greece: Emissions of air pollutants was 349,501 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

349,501 tonnes

Change on year

up 2.3%

World rank

49th

of 220 countries

All-time high

784,343 tonnes

in 1998

All-time low

190.03 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Greece, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Greece recorded 349,501 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants 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, emissions of air pollutants in Greece peaked at 784,343 tonnes in 1998 and was at its lowest, 190.03 tonnes, 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	192.57 tonnes	190.03 tonnes	195.1 tonnes	10
1760s	198.16 tonnes	195.66 tonnes	200.65 tonnes	10
1770s	203.65 tonnes	201.19 tonnes	206.09 tonnes	10
1780s	209.04 tonnes	206.63 tonnes	211.44 tonnes	10
1790s	214.34 tonnes	211.97 tonnes	216.69 tonnes	10
1800s	220.38 tonnes	217.21 tonnes	223.56 tonnes	10
1810s	227.45 tonnes	224.26 tonnes	230.63 tonnes	10
1820s	241.48 tonnes	231.34 tonnes	251.63 tonnes	10
1830s	265.01 tonnes	253.89 tonnes	276.14 tonnes	10
1840s	290.84 tonnes	278.61 tonnes	303.08 tonnes	10
1850s	321.14 tonnes	306.36 tonnes	336.25 tonnes	10
1860s	478.68 tonnes	339.65 tonnes	901.16 tonnes	10
1870s	726.94 tonnes	414.53 tonnes	1,188 tonnes	10
1880s	469.44 tonnes	438.04 tonnes	501.95 tonnes	10
1890s	1,309 tonnes	511.1 tonnes	1,842 tonnes	10
1900s	2,411 tonnes	1,745 tonnes	3,795 tonnes	10
1910s	3,721 tonnes	2,395 tonnes	6,261 tonnes	10
1920s	9,863 tonnes	5,203 tonnes	16,000 tonnes	10
1930s	17,785 tonnes	7,489 tonnes	24,147 tonnes	10
1940s	9,638 tonnes	7,903 tonnes	16,279 tonnes	10
1950s	46,946 tonnes	37,554 tonnes	58,735 tonnes	10
1960s	171,463 tonnes	110,436 tonnes	200,874 tonnes	10
1970s	292,640 tonnes	194,016 tonnes	386,690 tonnes	10
1980s	470,826 tonnes	379,917 tonnes	610,324 tonnes	10
1990s	702,557 tonnes	623,313 tonnes	784,343 tonnes	10
2000s	733,101 tonnes	642,450 tonnes	781,542 tonnes	10
2010s	437,986 tonnes	374,941 tonnes	576,018 tonnes	10
2020s	337,544 tonnes	321,459 tonnes	349,501 tonnes	3

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More environment data for Greece

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.87 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2813 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0591 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.02 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Greece?: Emissions of air pollutants in Greece was 349,501 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 784,343 tonnes in 1998.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 190.03 tonnes in 1750.
How does Greece rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Greece ranks 49th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants 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 Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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