Germany vs Syria: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Germany
-4.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Syria
-6.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
178th
Syria rank
180th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Germany
  • Syria
-60.0M-40.0M-20.0M020.0M40.0M185019372024

How they compare

Germany currently reports -4.98 million tonnes against -6.39 million tonnes in Syria, a difference of 1.41 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 178th and Syria ranks 180th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 10 and Syria in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Syria Difference Ahead
1850s 22.51 million tonnes 731,510 tonnes 21.78 million tonnes Germany
1860s 19.99 million tonnes 728,608 tonnes 19.26 million tonnes Germany
1870s 19.31 million tonnes 2.99 million tonnes 16.32 million tonnes Germany
1880s 16.19 million tonnes 3.56 million tonnes 12.63 million tonnes Germany
1890s 17.99 million tonnes 484,446 tonnes 17.51 million tonnes Germany
1900s 33.77 million tonnes -654,665 tonnes 34.42 million tonnes Germany
1910s 15.65 million tonnes -920,056 tonnes 16.57 million tonnes Germany
1920s 10.59 million tonnes -943,524 tonnes 11.54 million tonnes Germany
1930s 15.38 million tonnes 14.88 million tonnes 501,475 tonnes Germany
1940s 9.64 million tonnes 11.04 million tonnes 1.41 million tonnes Syria
1950s -33.91 million tonnes 19.20 million tonnes 53.11 million tonnes Syria
1960s -49.33 million tonnes 6.74 million tonnes 56.07 million tonnes Syria
1970s -35.13 million tonnes -2.02 million tonnes 33.11 million tonnes Syria
1980s -25.50 million tonnes -2.59 million tonnes 22.92 million tonnes Syria
1990s -17.15 million tonnes -2.49 million tonnes 14.66 million tonnes Syria
2000s -11.84 million tonnes 1.32 million tonnes 13.15 million tonnes Syria
2010s -4.72 million tonnes -193,452 tonnes 4.53 million tonnes Syria
2020s -4.62 million tonnes -5.46 million tonnes 847,308 tonnes Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Germany or Syria?
Germany, at -4.98 million tonnes against -6.39 million tonnes in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Germany and Syria?
1.41 million tonnes, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Syria?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Germany and Syria rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Germany ranks 178th and Syria ranks 180th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.