Switzerland vs Syria: Methane emissions
Switzerland
6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Syria
6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Switzerland rank
121st
Syria rank
120th
Methane emissions over time
- Switzerland
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Switzerland, a difference of 110,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 677,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 756,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 793,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 735,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 840,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 935,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 899,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 7.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1980s | 7.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1990s | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2000s | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2010s | 5.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2020s | 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 624,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Switzerland and Syria?
- 110,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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?
- 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.