Kazakhstan vs Syria: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Kazakhstan
-7.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Syria
-6.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
182nd
Syria rank
180th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Kazakhstan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports -6.39 million tonnes against -7.80 million tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 1.41 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 182nd and Syria ranks 180th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 13 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 21.12 million tonnes | 731,510 tonnes | 20.39 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 21.90 million tonnes | 728,608 tonnes | 21.17 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 22.94 million tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | 19.95 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 23.89 million tonnes | 3.56 million tonnes | 20.33 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 24.94 million tonnes | 484,446 tonnes | 24.45 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 27.17 million tonnes | -654,665 tonnes | 27.83 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 25.81 million tonnes | -920,056 tonnes | 26.73 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 26.79 million tonnes | -943,524 tonnes | 27.73 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | -20.00 million tonnes | 14.88 million tonnes | 34.88 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1940s | 37.99 million tonnes | 11.04 million tonnes | 26.95 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 171.51 million tonnes | 19.20 million tonnes | 152.31 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 101.15 million tonnes | 6.74 million tonnes | 94.41 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 26.24 million tonnes | -2.02 million tonnes | 28.26 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 7.18 million tonnes | -2.59 million tonnes | 9.77 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | -26.94 million tonnes | -2.49 million tonnes | 24.45 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2000s | -60.39 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 61.70 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2010s | -11.70 million tonnes | -193,452 tonnes | 11.51 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2020s | -7.94 million tonnes | -5.46 million tonnes | 2.48 million tonnes | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Kazakhstan or Syria?
- Syria, at -6.39 million tonnes against -7.80 million tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Kazakhstan and Syria?
- 1.41 million tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Syria rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Kazakhstan ranks 182nd 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.