Senegal vs Syria: Greenhouse gas emissions
Senegal
35.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Syria
38.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Senegal rank
114th
Syria rank
113th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Senegal
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 38.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 35.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Senegal, a difference of 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 114th and Syria ranks 113th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 9 and Syria in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 390,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1860s | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 816,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1870s | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1880s | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1890s | 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1900s | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1910s | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 910,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1920s | 6.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 699,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1930s | 7.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1940s | 10.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1950s | 15.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1960s | 15.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 189,537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1970s | 12.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1980s | 12.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 1990s | 17.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2000s | 22.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2010s | 27.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2020s | 33.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Senegal or Syria?
- Syria, at 38.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 35.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Senegal and Syria?
- 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Syria rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Senegal ranks 114th and Syria ranks 113th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.