Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP in Greece

Greece: Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP was 642.34 terawatt-hours in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
642.34 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
22nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
798.07 terawatt-hours
in 2008
All-time low
544.65 terawatt-hours
in 2013
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP in Greece, 1995–2020

02004006008001995200720201995: 578.3 terawatt-hours1996: 623.6 terawatt-hours1997: 608.4 terawatt-hours1998: 656 terawatt-hours1999: 656.3 terawatt-hours2000: 697.8 terawatt-hours2001: 676.6 terawatt-hours2002: 692.4 terawatt-hours2003: 714.9 terawatt-hours2004: 736 terawatt-hours2005: 747.1 terawatt-hours2006: 781.4 terawatt-hours2007: 795.2 terawatt-hours2008: 798.1 terawatt-hours2009: 704.7 terawatt-hours2010: 680 terawatt-hours2011: 637.9 terawatt-hours2012: 603.9 terawatt-hours2013: 544.6 terawatt-hours2014: 547.1 terawatt-hours2015: 558.3 terawatt-hours2016: 548.2 terawatt-hours2017: 597.4 terawatt-hours2018: 627.6 terawatt-hours2019: 625.5 terawatt-hours2020: 642.3 terawatt-hours

Source: Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Greece recorded 642.34 terawatt-hours for changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp in Greece peaked at 798.07 terawatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 544.65 terawatt-hours, in 2013.

That places Greece 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 624.53 terawatt-hours 578.34 terawatt-hours 656.32 terawatt-hours 5
2000s 734.41 terawatt-hours 676.56 terawatt-hours 798.07 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 597.05 terawatt-hours 544.65 terawatt-hours 679.96 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 642.34 terawatt-hours 642.34 terawatt-hours 642.34 terawatt-hours 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 19 Netherlands 1,279 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 20 Poland 1,245 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 21 Belgium 809.29 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 23 Sweden 578.92 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 24 Czechia 565.47 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 25 Austria 499.96 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp in Greece?
Changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp in Greece was 642.34 terawatt-hours in 2020, according to Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 798.07 terawatt-hours in 2008.
What is the lowest changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 544.65 terawatt-hours in 2013.
How does Greece rank for changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp?
Greece ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is changes in energy use vs. changes in gdp rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,113 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) primary energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Gross domestic product (GDP) is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.