Azerbaijan vs Syria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Azerbaijan
1.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Syria
1.52 billion tonnes
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
58th
Syria rank
55th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Azerbaijan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.52 billion tonnes against 1.42 billion tonnes in Azerbaijan, a difference of 102.40 million tonnes.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 58th and Syria ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 7 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 178.41 million tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | 174.25 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 316.14 million tonnes | 30.09 million tonnes | 286.06 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 517.23 million tonnes | 98.82 million tonnes | 418.41 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 778.70 million tonnes | 294.18 million tonnes | 484.53 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 594.68 million tonnes | 428.55 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 940.47 million tonnes | 249.58 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 1.30 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | 5.91 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 1.39 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | 81.62 million tonnes | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Azerbaijan or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.52 billion tonnes against 1.42 billion tonnes in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Azerbaijan and Syria?
- 102.40 million tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Syria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Syria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Azerbaijan ranks 58th and Syria ranks 55th 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 from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.