Recovered paper — Export quantity in Greece
Greece: Recovered paper — Export quantity was 413,602 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Recovered paper — Export quantity in Greece, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for recovered paper — export quantity in Greece is 413,602 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — export quantity in Greece peaked at 413,602 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,900 t, in 1995.
Greece ranks 24th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Recovered paper — Export quantity in Greece, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10,395 t | — |
| 1993 | 11,870 t | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 21,076 t | +77.6% |
| 1995 | 4,900 t | -76.8% |
| 1996 | 4,900 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 27,000 t | +451.0% |
| 1998 | 27,800 t | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 29,000 t | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 53,666 t | +85.1% |
| 2001 | 34,422 t | -35.9% |
| 2002 | 46,770 t | +35.9% |
| 2003 | 67,628 t | +44.6% |
| 2004 | 103,753 t | +53.4% |
| 2005 | 140,664 t | +35.6% |
| 2006 | 154,100 t | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 195,050 t | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 198,351 t | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 364,843 t | +83.9% |
| 2010 | 315,029 t | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 285,815 t | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 320,891 t | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 269,282 t | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 284,444 t | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 309,412 t | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 333,909 t | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 356,281 t | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 342,448 t | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 342,448 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 327,142 t | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 360,976 t | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 397,388 t | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 398,256 t | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 413,602 t | +3.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 413,602 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 76,668 t, 5.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greece's 413,602 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76,659 t, 5.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Recovered paper — Export quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +451.0% | 4,900 t | 27,000 t |
| 1995 | -76.8% | 21,076 t | 4,900 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,118 t | 4,900 t | 29,000 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 135,925 t | 34,422 t | 364,843 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 315,996 t | 269,282 t | 356,281 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 379,473 t | 327,142 t | 413,602 t | 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 recovered paper — export quantity in Greece?
- Recovered paper — export quantity in Greece was 413,602 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest recovered paper — export quantity recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 413,602 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — export quantity recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,900 t in 1995.
- How does Greece rank for recovered paper — export quantity?
- Greece ranks 24th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — export quantity rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Recovered paper — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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