Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Greece
Greece: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 1.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Greece, 2010–2021
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Greece is 1.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Greece peaked at 2.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
Greece ranks 39th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.3% | — |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 3.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 2.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Greece?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Greece was 1.1% in 2021, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).