Cyprus vs Syria: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Cyprus
111,239 tonnes
in 2024
Syria
104,804 tonnes
in 2024
Cyprus rank
82nd
Syria rank
84th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cyprus
- Syria
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 111,239 tonnes against 104,804 tonnes in Syria, a difference of 6,435 tonnes.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 82nd and Syria ranks 84th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62,659 tonnes | 201,348 tonnes | 138,689 tonnes | Syria |
| 1960s | 83,840 tonnes | 500,674 tonnes | 416,833 tonnes | Syria |
| 1970s | 137,564 tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1980s | 138,429 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1990s | 243,370 tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2000s | 157,456 tonnes | 772,717 tonnes | 615,262 tonnes | Syria |
| 2010s | -111,351 tonnes | -2.98 million tonnes | 2.87 million tonnes | Cyprus |
| 2020s | -5,031 tonnes | -342,632 tonnes | 337,602 tonnes | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Cyprus or Syria?
- Cyprus, at 111,239 tonnes against 104,804 tonnes in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Cyprus and Syria?
- 6,435 tonnes, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Syria rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 82nd and Syria ranks 84th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.