Kazakhstan vs Syria: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Kazakhstan
0.5447 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Syria
0.6002 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kazakhstan rank
10th
Syria rank
8th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Kazakhstan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.0555 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 10th and Syria ranks 8th of 164 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1777 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9127 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 1.34 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2936 kilograms per international-$ | 1.05 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 1.28 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3533 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9275 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 0.834 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4105 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.6879 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4969 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1909 kilograms per international-$ | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.5493 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5928 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0435 kilograms per international-$ | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Kazakhstan or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Kazakhstan and Syria?
- 0.0555 kilograms per international-$, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Syria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Kazakhstan and Syria rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Kazakhstan ranks 10th and Syria ranks 8th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).