Syria vs Ukraine: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Syria
0.5%
in 2024
Ukraine
0.5%
in 2024
Syria rank
30th
Ukraine rank
31st
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Syria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
Syria ranks 30th and Ukraine ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 2.4% | 1.5% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Syria or Ukraine?
- Syria, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Syria and Ukraine?
- 0.0%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Ukraine?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Syria and Ukraine rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Syria ranks 30th and Ukraine ranks 31st 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.