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
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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

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).