Denmark vs Syria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Denmark
0.2%
in 2024
Syria
0.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
57th
Syria rank
55th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Denmark
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 57th and Syria ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Denmark or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Denmark and Syria?
- 0.0%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Syria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Syria rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Denmark ranks 57th and Syria ranks 55th 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 oil. 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 oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.