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
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-$, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Venezuela?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Syria and Venezuela rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Syria ranks 8th and Venezuela ranks 5th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).