Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Greece
Greece: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.2813 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Greece, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.2813 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Greece peaked at 0.3536 Mt CO2e in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1414 Mt CO2e, in 1989.
That places Greece 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.177 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.1789 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1798 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1833 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1803 Mt CO2e | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1822 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1833 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1796 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1779 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1856 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1808 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1786 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1778 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1737 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.179 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1811 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1765 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1974 Mt CO2e | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1971 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1414 Mt CO2e | -28.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2645 Mt CO2e | +87.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2682 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2674 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2672 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2671 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2662 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2721 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.272 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2715 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2683 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2688 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2695 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2631 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2635 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2637 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2669 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2665 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2956 Mt CO2e | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2478 Mt CO2e | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2193 Mt CO2e | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2242 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2953 Mt CO2e | +31.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3536 Mt CO2e | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3043 Mt CO2e | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2941 Mt CO2e | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.314 Mt CO2e | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.275 Mt CO2e | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2786 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2692 Mt CO2e | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2565 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2428 Mt CO2e | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2602 Mt CO2e | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2685 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2808 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2813 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.2813 Mt CO2e is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0603 Mt CO2e, 4.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.2813 Mt CO2e is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2549 Mt CO2e, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +87.1% | 0.1414 Mt CO2e | 0.2645 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | +31.7% | 0.2242 Mt CO2e | 0.2953 Mt CO2e |
| 1989 | -28.3% | 0.1971 Mt CO2e | 0.1414 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1808 Mt CO2e | 0.177 Mt CO2e | 0.1856 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1783 Mt CO2e | 0.1414 Mt CO2e | 0.1974 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2684 Mt CO2e | 0.2645 Mt CO2e | 0.2721 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2625 Mt CO2e | 0.2193 Mt CO2e | 0.2956 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2865 Mt CO2e | 0.2242 Mt CO2e | 0.3536 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2667 Mt CO2e | 0.2428 Mt CO2e | 0.2813 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Greece?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Greece was 0.2813 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3536 Mt CO2e in 2012.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1414 Mt CO2e in 1989.
- How does Greece rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Greece ranks 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).