Denmark vs Syria: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Denmark
33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Syria
35.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Denmark rank
86th
Syria rank
83rd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Denmark
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 35.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Denmark, a difference of 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Syria ahead.
Denmark ranks 86th and Syria ranks 83rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 14 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 956,433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 953,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 973,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 860,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1880s | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1890s | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1900s | 6.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1910s | 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 778,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1920s | 11.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 541,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1930s | 15.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 452,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1940s | 18.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 545,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1950s | 27.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1960s | 48.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1970s | 65.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1980s | 59.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1990s | 66.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2000s | 58.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2010s | 42.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2020s | 33.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Denmark or Syria?
- Syria, at 35.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Denmark and Syria?
- 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Syria rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Denmark ranks 86th and Syria ranks 83rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.