Maldives vs Syria: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Maldives
100,876 tonnes
in 2024
Syria
104,804 tonnes
in 2024
Maldives rank
86th
Syria rank
84th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Maldives
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 104,804 tonnes against 100,876 tonnes in Maldives, a difference of 3,928 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 86th and Syria ranks 84th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,206 tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1980s | 9,526 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1990s | 29,678 tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2000s | 46,166 tonnes | 772,717 tonnes | 726,551 tonnes | Syria |
| 2010s | 111,019 tonnes | -2.98 million tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | Maldives |
| 2020s | 62,599 tonnes | -342,632 tonnes | 405,231 tonnes | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Maldives or Syria?
- Syria, at 104,804 tonnes against 100,876 tonnes in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Maldives and Syria?
- 3,928 tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Syria?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Syria rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Maldives ranks 86th 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.