Iraq vs Syria: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Iraq
0.0109 tonnes per person
in 2022
Syria
0.0106 tonnes per person
in 2022
Iraq rank
192nd
Syria rank
193rd

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • Syria
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0109 tonnes per person against 0.0106 tonnes per person in Syria, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 192nd and Syria ranks 193rd of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0156 tonnes per person 0.0067 tonnes per person 0.0089 tonnes per person Iraq
1970s 0.0165 tonnes per person 0.0107 tonnes per person 0.0058 tonnes per person Iraq
1980s 0.0269 tonnes per person 0.0151 tonnes per person 0.0118 tonnes per person Iraq
1990s 0.0255 tonnes per person 0.0153 tonnes per person 0.0101 tonnes per person Iraq
2000s 0.0179 tonnes per person 0.0118 tonnes per person 0.006 tonnes per person Iraq
2010s 0.012 tonnes per person 0.0092 tonnes per person 0.0029 tonnes per person Iraq
2020s 0.0107 tonnes per person 0.0108 tonnes per person 0.0001 tonnes per person Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Iraq or Syria?
Iraq, at 0.0109 tonnes per person against 0.0106 tonnes per person in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Iraq and Syria?
0.0003 tonnes per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Iraq ranks 192nd and Syria ranks 193rd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.