Namibia vs Syria: Methane emissions

Namibia
6.17 million
in 2024
Syria
6.13 million
in 2024
Namibia rank
119th
Syria rank
120th

Methane emissions over time

  • Namibia
  • Syria
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M185019372024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 6.17 million against 6.13 million in Syria, a difference of 31,990.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Syria ahead.

Namibia ranks 119th and Syria ranks 120th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Syria Difference Ahead
1850s 465,995 1.29 million 822,786 Syria
1860s 529,435 1.32 million 789,651 Syria
1870s 604,187 1.41 million 802,458 Syria
1880s 692,622 1.56 million 869,145 Syria
1890s 797,802 1.62 million 825,323 Syria
1900s 923,738 1.46 million 540,570 Syria
1910s 1.08 million 1.19 million 111,841 Syria
1920s 1.26 million 935,195 323,752 Namibia
1930s 1.49 million 899,858 594,638 Namibia
1940s 1.89 million 1.16 million 726,648 Namibia
1950s 2.43 million 2.16 million 270,889 Namibia
1960s 4.24 million 4.95 million 706,618 Syria
1970s 4.56 million 10.33 million 5.77 million Syria
1980s 3.95 million 15.68 million 11.72 million Syria
1990s 4.77 million 32.73 million 27.96 million Syria
2000s 5.43 million 22.21 million 16.78 million Syria
2010s 5.99 million 11.36 million 5.37 million Syria
2020s 5.99 million 6.51 million 521,726 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Namibia or Syria?
Namibia, at 6.17 million against 6.13 million in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Namibia and Syria?
31,990, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Syria?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Syria rank globally for methane emissions?
Namibia ranks 119th and Syria ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed