Greece vs Russia
Greece vs Russia: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 5.05 tonnes in Greece and 13.98 tonnes in Russia, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Russia, by 8.93 tonnes, or 2.77 times that in Greece.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Greece ranked 52 and Russia ranked 13 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 | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.05 | 13.98 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.92 | 13.55 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 5.28 | 13.14 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 5.08 | 13.39 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 4.89 | 12.28 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 5.74 | 12.77 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 6.2 | 12.59 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 6.36 | 12.14 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 6.33 | 11.96 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 6.42 | 12.15 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 6.52 | 12.13 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 6.74 | 12.27 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 7.38 | 12.69 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.76 | 12.81 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 8.01 | 12.23 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 8.66 | 11.64 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 9.19 | 12.36 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 9.6 | 12.46 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 9.29 | 12.42 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 9.43 | 12.12 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 9.27 | 12.07 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 9.32 | 12.01 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 9 | 11.53 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 9.03 | 11.54 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 8.89 | 11.47 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 8.26 | 11.28 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 8.27 | 10.92 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 7.99 | 10.87 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 7.94 | 11.66 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 7.98 | 11.92 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 7.73 | 12.23 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 7.61 | 13.56 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 7.7 | 14.85 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 7.55 | 16.13 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 7.64 | 16.46 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 7.58 | 15.14 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 7.15 | 15.15 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 6.72 | 14.9 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 6.23 | 14.57 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 6.29 | 14.21 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 5.97 | 14.05 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 5.86 | 13.91 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 5.54 | 13.76 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 5.46 | 13.65 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 5.54 | 13.78 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 5.58 | 13.43 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 5.34 | 13.34 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 5.13 | 12.58 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 4.96 | 12.39 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 4.49 | 12.03 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 4.31 | 11.46 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 4.41 | 10.96 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 4.14 | 10.39 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 3.4 | 9.93 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 3.29 | 9.98 | 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 Russia
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025