Gabon vs Syria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Gabon
0.5%
in 2024
Syria
0.5%
in 2024
Gabon rank
29th
Syria rank
30th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Gabon
- Syria
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Syria, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
Gabon ranks 29th and Syria ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 2.0% | 0.7% | Syria |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Gabon or Syria?
- Gabon, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Gabon and Syria?
- 0.0%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Syria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Syria rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Gabon ranks 29th and Syria ranks 30th of 215 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 flaring. 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 flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.