Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre was 0.9127 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Greece, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.9127 units per square kilometre for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in 2022.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 6 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8388 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Greece 72nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Greece, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.32 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.53 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 2.56 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 2.64 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 2.73 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 2.8 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 2.58 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 2.29 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 2.49 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 2.95 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 3.41 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 3.96 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1973 | 3.99 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 3.4 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 3.1 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 3.6 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 3.57 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 3.6 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 3.77 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 3.68 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 3.76 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 3.55 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 3.67 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 3.65 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.89 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 4.18 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 4.56 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 4.95 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 5.2 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 5.31 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 5.1 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 5.31 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 5.43 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 5.64 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 5.55 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 5.46 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.71 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 6 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 5.7 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 5.88 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 5.95 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.64 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 5.81 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.81 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.85 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.57 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 5.46 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.88 units per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 4.3 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 3.06 units per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 2.51 units per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 2.16 units per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 1.97 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 1.64 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.77 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8388 units per square kilometre | -52.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8731 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9127 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.9127 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7351 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.9127 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3269 units per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -52.6% | 1.77 units per square kilometre | 0.8388 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.55 units per square kilometre | 2.29 units per square kilometre | 2.8 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.54 units per square kilometre | 2.95 units per square kilometre | 3.99 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.11 units per square kilometre | 3.55 units per square kilometre | 5.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.52 units per square kilometre | 5.1 units per square kilometre | 6 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.52 units per square kilometre | 4.3 units per square kilometre | 5.95 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 units per square kilometre | 1.47 units per square kilometre | 3.06 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8749 units per square kilometre | 0.8388 units per square kilometre | 0.9127 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 69 French Polynesia 0.9394 units per square kilometre compare
- 70 Cape Verde 0.9339 units per square kilometre compare
- 71 Czechia 0.9272 units per square kilometre compare
- 73 Sao Tome and Principe 0.8766 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Peru 0.8652 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Guatemala 0.834 units per square kilometre 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 sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Greece?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Greece was 0.9127 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8388 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 72nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.