Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Greece
Greece: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption was 6,221 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Greece stood at 6,221 TJ.
The figure is down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Greece peaked at 11,330 TJ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,837 TJ, in 1990.
That places Greece 46th out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Greece, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,837 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 3,837 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,837 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,837 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,837 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,837 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,183 TJ | +87.2% |
| 1997 | 7,138 TJ | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 7,277 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 9,567 TJ | +31.5% |
| 2000 | 9,924 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 9,851 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 10,264 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 7,610 TJ | -25.9% |
| 2004 | 8,023 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 9,477 TJ | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 8,451 TJ | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 8,635 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 10,188 TJ | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 9,839 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 9,783 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 11,330 TJ | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 8,985 TJ | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 5,985 TJ | -33.4% |
| 2014 | 7,750 TJ | +29.5% |
| 2015 | 9,293 TJ | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 6,440 TJ | -30.7% |
| 2017 | 6,199 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 6,769 TJ | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 6,532 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 6,918 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 5,434 TJ | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 5,431 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 6,221 TJ | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 6,221 TJ | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 6,221 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,517 TJ, 95% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Greece's 6,221 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,698 TJ, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +87.2% | 3,837 TJ | 7,183 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,419 TJ | 3,837 TJ | 9,567 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,226 TJ | 7,610 TJ | 10,264 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,907 TJ | 5,985 TJ | 11,330 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,045 TJ | 5,431 TJ | 6,918 TJ | 5 |
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 other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Greece?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Greece was 6,221 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 11,330 TJ in 2011.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,837 TJ in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption?
- Greece ranks 46th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.