Jordan vs Syria: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Jordan
99,874 tonnes
in 2024
Syria
104,804 tonnes
in 2024
Jordan rank
87th
Syria rank
84th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Jordan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 104,804 tonnes against 99,874 tonnes in Jordan, a difference of 4,930 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 87th and Syria ranks 84th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53,689 tonnes | 201,348 tonnes | 147,659 tonnes | Syria |
| 1960s | 110,138 tonnes | 500,674 tonnes | 390,536 tonnes | Syria |
| 1970s | 203,053 tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1980s | 540,503 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 655,538 tonnes | Syria |
| 1990s | 527,498 tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2000s | 707,768 tonnes | 772,717 tonnes | 64,950 tonnes | Syria |
| 2010s | 302,478 tonnes | -2.98 million tonnes | 3.28 million tonnes | Jordan |
| 2020s | -270,129 tonnes | -342,632 tonnes | 72,504 tonnes | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Jordan or Syria?
- Syria, at 104,804 tonnes against 99,874 tonnes in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Jordan and Syria?
- 4,930 tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Syria rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Jordan ranks 87th 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.