Denmark vs Syria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Denmark
83.04 million tonnes
in 2024
Syria
88.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
57th
Syria rank
56th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Denmark
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 88.57 million tonnes against 83.04 million tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 5.54 million tonnes.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 94 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 57th and Syria ranks 56th of 211 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 8 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.67 million tonnes | 93,684 tonnes | 2.57 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1940s | 5.39 million tonnes | 420,124 tonnes | 4.97 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1950s | 9.81 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 8.76 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1960s | 17.25 million tonnes | 3.43 million tonnes | 13.82 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 29.09 million tonnes | 7.85 million tonnes | 21.24 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1980s | 39.12 million tonnes | 19.13 million tonnes | 19.99 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1990s | 49.04 million tonnes | 37.83 million tonnes | 11.20 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2000s | 62.37 million tonnes | 59.44 million tonnes | 2.94 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2010s | 72.79 million tonnes | 78.22 million tonnes | 5.44 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2020s | 80.99 million tonnes | 86.12 million tonnes | 5.13 million tonnes | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Denmark or Syria?
- Syria, at 88.57 million tonnes against 83.04 million tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Denmark and Syria?
- 5.54 million tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Syria?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Syria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Denmark ranks 57th and Syria ranks 56th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.