Iraq vs Syria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Iraq
12,919 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
13,370 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
108th
Syria rank
107th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Iraq
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 13,370 tonnes per square kilometre against 12,919 tonnes per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 451 tonnes per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 108th and Syria ranks 107th of 192 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,370 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,999 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,629 tonnes per square kilometre | Syria |
| 1970s | 2,068 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,328 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,260 tonnes per square kilometre | Syria |
| 1980s | 3,102 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,385 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,284 tonnes per square kilometre | Syria |
| 1990s | 4,500 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,367 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,867 tonnes per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2000s | 6,392 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,150 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,759 tonnes per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2010s | 9,269 tonnes per square kilometre | 11,971 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,702 tonnes per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2020s | 12,157 tonnes per square kilometre | 13,159 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,002 tonnes per square kilometre | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Iraq or Syria?
- Syria, at 13,370 tonnes per square kilometre against 12,919 tonnes per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Iraq and Syria?
- 451 tonnes per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Iraq ranks 108th and Syria ranks 107th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.