Lesotho vs Syria: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Lesotho
0.5358 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Syria
0.6002 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Lesotho rank
11th
Syria rank
8th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0644 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 11th and Syria ranks 8th of 164 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3533 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1275 kilograms per international-$ | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.508 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0844 kilograms per international-$ | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.4644 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4969 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0325 kilograms per international-$ | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.5409 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5928 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0519 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, Lesotho or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Lesotho and Syria?
- 0.0644 kilograms per international-$, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Syria?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Syria rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 11th and Syria ranks 8th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).