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Greece vs Italy

33 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Greece; the dashed grey line is Italy.

Country A · Greece
Country B · Italy

Climate

CO2 emissions

Greece: 53.4 Mt CO2/year · 2024Italy: 301.9 Mt CO2/year · 2024
0200400190019502000Italyhigh 2007low 1879

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Greece: 5.31 t CO2/person/year · 2024Italy: 5.09 t CO2/person/year · 2024
0510190019502000Italyhigh 2005low 1879

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Greece: 1.07 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Italy: 0.95 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-20219401960198020002020Italyhigh 2024low 1941

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Greece: 9.91 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Italy: 40.8 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
02040601850190019502000Italyhigh 2007

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Greece: 56.8 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Italy: 356.0 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
02004006001850190019502000Italyhigh 2007

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Greece: 3.96 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Italy: 15.2 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
01020301850190019502000Italyhigh 1985

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

Greece: 67.2 Mt CO2/year · 2023Italy: 429.0 Mt CO2/year · 2023
02004006001990200020102020Italyhigh 2007

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

Greece: 487.2 kg CO2/person/year · 2024Italy: 240.6 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
0200400201420162018202020222024Italy

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Renewable energy share

Greece: 21.1 % of primary energy · 2024Italy: 20.9 % of primary energy · 2024
01020197019801990200020102020Italylow 1990

The slice of a country's energy that comes from renewables such as wind, solar and hydro. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Fossil fuel share

Greece: 78.9 % of primary energy · 2024Italy: 79.1 % of primary energy · 2024
050100197019801990200020102020Italyhigh 1990

The slice of a country's energy still coming from coal, oil and gas. The number the world is trying to shrink. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Energy use per person

Greece: 31,966 kWh/person/year · 2024Italy: 28,585 kWh/person/year · 2024
020k40k197019801990200020102020Italyhigh 2007

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Greece: 22.2 % of electricity · 2025Italy: 16.9 % of electricity · 2025
010201990200020102020Italy

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Greece: 20.4 % of electricity · 2025Italy: 8.12 % of electricity · 2025
010201990200020102020Italyhigh 2023

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Greece: 4.70 % of electricity · 2025Italy: 1.41 % of electricity · 2025
02040601990200020102020Italyhigh 1994

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Electric car sales

Greece: 14.0 % of new cars · 2025Italy: 13.0 % of new cars · 2025
051015201520202025Italy

The share of newly sold cars that are electric. Norway crossed 90% in the early 2020s; most of the world is following. International Energy Agency via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Greece: 7.17 % of electricity · 2025Italy: 2.57 % of electricity · 2025
020401990200020102020Italyhigh 1991

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Greece: 38.4 % of electricity · 2025Italy: 47.2 % of electricity · 2025
02040601990200020102020Italyhigh 2021low 1996

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Greece: 12,444 ha/year · 2024Italy: 32,825 ha/year · 2024
020k40k60k2005201020152020Italyhigh 2021low 2003

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Greece: 36.9 % of land · 2025Italy: 31.9 % of land · 2025
01020301990200020102020Italyhigh 2020

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Greece: 1.00 deaths/year · 2021Italy: 1.00 deaths/year · 2021
020040020002005201020152020Italyhigh 2020low 2004

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Greece: 0.87 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Italy: 0.87 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.5200020102020Italy

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Greece: 35.0 % of land area · 2024Italy: 21.6 % of land area · 2024
0102030201420162018202020222024Italy

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Greece: 82.0 kg/person/year · 2023Italy: 71.2 kg/person/year · 2023
050100198020002020Italyhigh 2000

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Greece: 60.2 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Italy: 60.0 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
050100198020002020Italyhigh 1985

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

Greece: 4.70 % of territorial waters · 2024Italy: 10.7 % of territorial waters · 2024
0510201420162018202020222024Italy

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

Greece: 79.2 % living in cities · 2025Italy: 69.7 % living in cities · 2025
0501960198020002020Italy

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Greece: 20.3 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Italy: 29.8 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
0204020002005201020152020Italyhigh 2016

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Greece: 5,557 m³/person/year · 2022Italy: 3,093 m³/person/year · 2022
02k4k6k198020002020Italylow 2010

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

Greece: 96.7 % of population · 2024Italy: 96.8 % of population · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Italyhigh 2008

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Greece: 759.5 mm/year · 2025Italy: 1,028 mm/year · 2025
05001k19401960198020002020Italyhigh 1972low 2000

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Greece: -6.60 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Italy: -0.60 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
-2002019401960198020002020Italyhigh 1972low 2000

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Greece: 92.9 % of population · 2024Italy: 78.2 % of population · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Italy

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0102020002005201020152020Italyhigh 2007low 2020

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data