New Zealand vs Syria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
New Zealand
2.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Syria
2.06 billion tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand rank
69th
Syria rank
67th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- New Zealand
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.06 billion tonnes against 2.01 billion tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 43.47 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 94 shared years of data; in 1931 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 69th and Syria ranks 67th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 8 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 175.61 million tonnes | 93,684 tonnes | 175.52 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 221.17 million tonnes | 420,124 tonnes | 220.75 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 295.42 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | 290.16 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 407.56 million tonnes | 33.69 million tonnes | 373.88 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 561.13 million tonnes | 109.66 million tonnes | 451.47 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 749.20 million tonnes | 327.37 million tonnes | 421.83 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.00 billion tonnes | 718.28 million tonnes | 286.16 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.33 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 98.25 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.69 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 56.57 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.95 billion tonnes | 1.99 billion tonnes | 44.59 million tonnes | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, New Zealand or Syria?
- Syria, at 2.06 billion tonnes against 2.01 billion tonnes in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between New Zealand and Syria?
- 43.47 million tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Syria?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Syria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- New Zealand ranks 69th and Syria ranks 67th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.