Greece vs Italy
Greece vs Italy: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 5.05 tonnes in Greece and 5.08 tonnes in Italy, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Italy, by 0.03 tonnes, or 1.01 times that in Greece.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Italy has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Greece.
- In 2024, Greece ranked 52 and Italy ranked 51 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Greece | Italy | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.05 | 5.08 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.92 | 5.16 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 5.28 | 5.61 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 5.08 | 5.59 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 4.89 | 4.97 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 5.74 | 5.57 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 6.2 | 5.69 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 6.36 | 5.76 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 6.33 | 5.81 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 6.42 | 5.87 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 6.52 | 5.69 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 6.74 | 6 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 7.38 | 6.55 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.76 | 6.91 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 8.01 | 7.08 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 8.66 | 6.95 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 9.19 | 7.85 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 9.6 | 8.18 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 9.29 | 8.35 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 9.43 | 8.48 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 9.27 | 8.51 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 9.32 | 8.38 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 9 | 8.07 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 9.03 | 7.96 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 8.89 | 7.98 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 8.26 | 7.9 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 8.27 | 7.78 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 7.99 | 7.62 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 7.94 | 7.56 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 7.98 | 7.65 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 7.73 | 7.23 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 7.61 | 7.33 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 7.7 | 7.45 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 7.55 | 7.49 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 7.64 | 7.51 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 7.58 | 7.46 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 7.15 | 7.15 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 6.72 | 7.07 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 6.23 | 6.72 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 6.29 | 6.69 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 5.97 | 6.7 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 5.86 | 6.6 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 5.54 | 6.68 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 5.46 | 6.83 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 5.54 | 7.05 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 5.58 | 7.01 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 5.34 | 6.75 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 5.13 | 6.64 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 4.96 | 6.87 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 4.49 | 6.42 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 4.31 | 6.75 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 4.41 | 6.75 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 4.14 | 6.39 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 3.4 | 6.09 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 3.29 | 5.85 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Greece vs Italy
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Italy: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Italy: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Italy: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Italy: 92.7% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Italy: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Italy: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Italy: 59.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Italy: -0.22% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Italy: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Italy: 69.7% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Italy: 47.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Italy: 24.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Italy: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Italy: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Italy: $45.4B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Italy: $813 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Italy: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Italy: 338,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Italy: 0.96% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Italy: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Italy: 566 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Italy: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025