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
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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About this data
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.