Qatar vs Syria: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring
Qatar
1.74 million tonnes
in 2024
Syria
2.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar rank
32nd
Syria rank
30th
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Qatar
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.14 million tonnes against 1.74 million tonnes in Qatar, a difference of 399,180 tonnes.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 32nd and Syria ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.47 million tonnes | 549,200 tonnes | 5.92 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 1980s | 785,926 tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 732,743 tonnes | Syria |
| 1990s | 3.78 million tonnes | 6.40 million tonnes | 2.62 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2000s | 4.90 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 2010s | 2.12 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 783,652 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.87 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 124,012 tonnes | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from flaring, Qatar or Syria?
- Syria, at 2.14 million tonnes against 1.74 million tonnes in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from flaring between Qatar and Syria?
- 399,180 tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Syria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Syria rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Qatar ranks 32nd and Syria ranks 30th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes.