Afghanistan vs Syria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Afghanistan
20.22 tonnes per person
in 2024
Syria
19.92 tonnes per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
140th
Syria rank
141st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Syria
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 20.22 tonnes per person against 19.92 tonnes per person in Syria, a difference of 0.3 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 140th and Syria ranks 141st of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 68.47 tonnes per person 107.96 tonnes per person 39.48 tonnes per person Syria
1970s 59.5 tonnes per person 76.98 tonnes per person 17.47 tonnes per person Syria
1980s 66.84 tonnes per person 52.57 tonnes per person 14.28 tonnes per person Afghanistan
1990s 49.47 tonnes per person 36.28 tonnes per person 13.19 tonnes per person Afghanistan
2000s 33.25 tonnes per person 27.26 tonnes per person 5.99 tonnes per person Afghanistan
2010s 24.12 tonnes per person 25.19 tonnes per person 1.07 tonnes per person Syria
2020s 20.45 tonnes per person 22.3 tonnes per person 1.85 tonnes per person Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Afghanistan or Syria?
Afghanistan, at 20.22 tonnes per person against 19.92 tonnes per person in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Afghanistan and Syria?
0.3 tonnes per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 140th and Syria ranks 141st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.