Switzerland vs Syria: Methane emissions
Switzerland
6.02 million
in 2024
Syria
6.13 million
in 2024
Switzerland rank
121st
Syria rank
120th
Methane emissions over time
- Switzerland
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 6.13 million against 6.02 million in Switzerland, a difference of 110,000.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 121st and Syria ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 12 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.97 million | 1.29 million | 677,121 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 2.08 million | 1.32 million | 756,287 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 2.20 million | 1.41 million | 793,114 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 2.30 million | 1.56 million | 735,728 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 2.46 million | 1.62 million | 840,037 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 2.77 million | 1.46 million | 1.30 million | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 2.98 million | 1.19 million | 1.79 million | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 3.07 million | 935,195 | 2.13 million | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 3.24 million | 899,858 | 2.34 million | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 3.99 million | 1.16 million | 2.83 million | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 5.44 million | 2.16 million | 3.28 million | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 7.12 million | 4.95 million | 2.16 million | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 7.97 million | 10.33 million | 2.36 million | Syria |
| 1980s | 7.79 million | 15.68 million | 7.89 million | Syria |
| 1990s | 6.69 million | 32.73 million | 26.03 million | Syria |
| 2000s | 5.71 million | 22.21 million | 16.50 million | Syria |
| 2010s | 5.58 million | 11.36 million | 5.78 million | Syria |
| 2020s | 5.88 million | 6.51 million | 624,578 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Switzerland or Syria?
- Syria, at 6.13 million against 6.02 million in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Switzerland and Syria?
- 110,000, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Switzerland and Syria rank globally for methane emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 121st 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.