Greece vs Syria: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions

Greece
0.1%
in 2024
Syria
0.1%
in 2024
Greece rank
94th
Syria rank
91st

Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Greece
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Greece, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 94th and Syria ranks 91st of 201 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Syria Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% Greece
1860s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% Greece
1870s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% Greece
1880s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% Greece
1890s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Greece
1900s 0.3% 0.0% 0.2% Greece
1910s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Greece
1920s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% Greece
1930s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Greece
1940s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Greece
1950s 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% Greece
1960s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Greece
1970s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Greece
1980s 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% Greece
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Greece
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Greece
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Greece
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Greece or Syria?
Syria, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Greece and Syria?
0.0%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Syria?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Greece and Syria rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
Greece ranks 94th and Syria ranks 91st 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.