Iraq vs Syria: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Iraq
0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Syria
0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
158th
Syria rank
155th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Iraq
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 158th and Syria ranks 155th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.1726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Iraq or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Iraq and Syria?
- 0.0116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 158th and Syria ranks 155th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.