Singapore vs Syria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Singapore
2.25 billion tonnes
in 2024
Syria
2.06 billion tonnes
in 2024
Singapore rank
65th
Syria rank
67th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Singapore
- Syria
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2.25 billion tonnes against 2.06 billion tonnes in Syria, a difference of 191.89 million tonnes.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 65th and Syria ranks 67th of 215 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.73 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | 11.48 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1960s | 43.13 million tonnes | 33.69 million tonnes | 9.44 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1970s | 179.24 million tonnes | 109.66 million tonnes | 69.58 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1980s | 476.07 million tonnes | 327.37 million tonnes | 148.70 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1990s | 894.20 million tonnes | 718.28 million tonnes | 175.92 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 102.40 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.78 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 32.41 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 2020s | 2.14 billion tonnes | 1.99 billion tonnes | 152.02 million tonnes | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Singapore or Syria?
- Singapore, at 2.25 billion tonnes against 2.06 billion tonnes in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Singapore and Syria?
- 191.89 million tonnes, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Syria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and Syria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Singapore ranks 65th 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.