Serbia vs Syria: Methane emissions
Serbia
6.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Syria
6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Serbia rank
117th
Syria rank
120th
Methane emissions over time
- Serbia
- Syria
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 6.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Syria, a difference of 763,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Serbia ahead.
Serbia ranks 117th and Syria ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 14 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 956,404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1860s | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1870s | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1880s | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1890s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1900s | 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1910s | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1920s | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 935,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1930s | 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 899,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1940s | 6.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1950s | 8.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1960s | 9.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1970s | 12.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 1980s | 13.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1990s | 11.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2000s | 8.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2010s | 7.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2020s | 7.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 614,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Serbia or Syria?
- Serbia, at 6.90 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 Serbia and Syria?
- 763,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Serbia and Syria rank globally for methane emissions?
- Serbia ranks 117th 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.