Macao vs Syria: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Macao
1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Syria
1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Macao rank
178th
Syria rank
180th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Macao
- Syria
How they compare
Macao currently reports 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Syria, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Syria ahead.
Macao ranks 178th and Syria ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.1201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1900s | 0.2442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1930s | 0.1353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.2346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.6547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Macao or Syria?
- Macao, at 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Macao and Syria?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Syria?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Syria rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Macao ranks 178th and Syria ranks 180th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.