Finland vs Syria: Share of global methane emissions
Finland
0.1%
in 2024
Syria
0.1%
in 2024
Finland rank
123rd
Syria rank
120th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Finland
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 123rd and Syria ranks 120th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 13 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Finland or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Finland and Syria?
- 0.0%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Syria rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Finland ranks 123rd and Syria ranks 120th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.