Afghanistan vs Syria: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Afghanistan
0.86 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Syria
0.88 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
131st
Syria rank
130th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Afghanistan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.88 terawatt-hours against 0.86 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 131st and Syria ranks 130th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.586 terawatt-hours | 3.28 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.941 terawatt-hours | 1.78 terawatt-hours | 0.837 terawatt-hours | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.904 terawatt-hours | 0.856 terawatt-hours | 0.048 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Afghanistan or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.88 terawatt-hours against 0.86 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Afghanistan and Syria?
- 0.02 terawatt-hours, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Afghanistan ranks 131st and Syria ranks 130th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.