Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Greece
Greece: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
44th
of 78 countries
All-time high
10.17 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1977
All-time low
0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Greece, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Greece peaked at 10.17 kilowatt-hours per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2025.
That places Greece 44th out of 78 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.88 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 2.85 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 2.7 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 3.03 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 2.92 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 3.36 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 4.93 kilowatt-hours per person | +46.7% |
| 1972 | 5.23 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 6.12 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 6.42 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 8.33 kilowatt-hours per person | +29.7% |
| 1976 | 9.69 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 10.17 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 8.94 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 4.84 kilowatt-hours per person | -45.9% |
| 1980 | 4.77 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 4.67 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 4.71 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.73 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.7% |
| 1984 | 6.08 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 7 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 6.65 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 7.56 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 8.45 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 9.05 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 9.14 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 8.75 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 9.08 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 9.03 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.01 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 8.93 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 8.64 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 9.26 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 9.64 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 9.23 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 9.73 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 10 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 9.58 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 9.61 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.83 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 9.66 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 8.87 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 9.33 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 8.75 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 8.82 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.23 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 8.27 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.57 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 7.41 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 7.17 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.05 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 4.7 kilowatt-hours per person | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 5.19 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 5.1 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.47 kilowatt-hours per person | -32.1% |
| 2020 | 1.99 kilowatt-hours per person | -42.6% |
| 2021 | 1.88 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.39 kilowatt-hours per person | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9975 kilowatt-hours per person | -28.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.65 kilowatt-hours per person, 52% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person, 56% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 6.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 41 Uzbekistan 1.51 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 42 Romania 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 43 Belarus 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 45 Brazil 0.7723 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 46 Colombia 0.736 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 47 Croatia 0.6922 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Greece
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5361 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 26.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Greece?
- Coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Greece was 0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 10.17 kilowatt-hours per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Greece ranks 44th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.