Syria vs Venezuela: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Syria
0.6002 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Venezuela
0.7244 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Syria rank
8th
Venezuela rank
5th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Syria
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ against 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ in Syria, a difference of 0.1242 kilograms per international-$.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Venezuela ahead.

Syria ranks 8th and Venezuela ranks 5th of 164 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria Venezuela Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0611 kilograms per international-$ 0.8777 kilograms per international-$ 0.8166 kilograms per international-$ Venezuela
1960s 0.1501 kilograms per international-$ 0.4916 kilograms per international-$ 0.3415 kilograms per international-$ Venezuela
1970s 0.1961 kilograms per international-$ 0.3344 kilograms per international-$ 0.1383 kilograms per international-$ Venezuela
1980s 0.2936 kilograms per international-$ 0.4213 kilograms per international-$ 0.1277 kilograms per international-$ Venezuela
1990s 0.3533 kilograms per international-$ 0.4055 kilograms per international-$ 0.0523 kilograms per international-$ Venezuela
2000s 0.4236 kilograms per international-$ 0.4006 kilograms per international-$ 0.0229 kilograms per international-$ Syria
2010s 0.4969 kilograms per international-$ 0.3848 kilograms per international-$ 0.1121 kilograms per international-$ Syria
2020s 0.5928 kilograms per international-$ 0.665 kilograms per international-$ 0.0722 kilograms per international-$ Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Syria or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ against 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Syria and Venezuela?
0.1242 kilograms per international-$, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Venezuela?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Syria and Venezuela rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Syria ranks 8th and Venezuela ranks 5th 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-$).