Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Greece
Greece: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▼ Falling
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Greece, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
In 2022, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Greece stood at 83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Greece peaked at 220.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2022.
Greece ranks 9th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Greece, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 83.91 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 120.46 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +43.6% |
| 2008 | 156.06 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 175.06 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 217.69 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 212.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 220.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 133.61 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -39.5% |
| 2020 | 89.75 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -32.8% |
| 2022 | 83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 120.14 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 83.91 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 156.06 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 192.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 133.61 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 220.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.57 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 89.75 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 6 Luxembourg 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 7 France 94.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 8 Belgium 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 79.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 11 Czechia 75.76 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 12 Germany 74.79 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -39.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0018 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.19 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.78 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -7.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Greece?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Greece was 83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 220.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2016.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Greece ranks 9th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 2025 Database documentation