Namibia vs Syria: Methane emissions
Namibia
6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Syria
6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Namibia rank
119th
Syria rank
120th
Methane emissions over time
- Namibia
- Syria
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Syria, a difference of 31,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 822,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1860s | 529,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 789,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1870s | 604,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 802,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1880s | 692,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 869,145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1890s | 797,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 825,323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1900s | 923,738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 540,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1910s | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1920s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 935,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 323,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1930s | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 899,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 594,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1940s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 726,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1950s | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 270,889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1960s | 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 706,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1970s | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1980s | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1990s | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2000s | 5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2010s | 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2020s | 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 521,726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Namibia and Syria?
- 31,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.