Sweden vs Syria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Sweden
0.1%
in 2024
Syria
0.1%
in 2024
Sweden rank
77th
Syria rank
75th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Sweden
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 77th and Syria ranks 75th of 211 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 7 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Sweden or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Sweden and Syria?
- 0.0%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Syria?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Syria rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Sweden ranks 77th and Syria ranks 75th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.