Norway vs Syria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Norway
1.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Syria
1.52 billion tonnes
in 2024
Norway rank
57th
Syria rank
55th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Norway
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.52 billion tonnes against 1.49 billion tonnes in Norway, a difference of 32.46 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 57th and Syria ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71.99 million tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | 67.83 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1960s | 169.33 million tonnes | 30.09 million tonnes | 139.24 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1970s | 365.68 million tonnes | 98.82 million tonnes | 266.86 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1980s | 593.91 million tonnes | 294.18 million tonnes | 299.73 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1990s | 804.76 million tonnes | 594.68 million tonnes | 210.08 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.04 billion tonnes | 940.47 million tonnes | 95.81 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.28 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | 20.87 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | 28.31 million tonnes | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Norway or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.52 billion tonnes against 1.49 billion tonnes in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Norway and Syria?
- 32.46 million tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Syria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Syria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Norway ranks 57th 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.