Syria vs Zimbabwe: Greenhouse gas emissions

Syria
38.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zimbabwe
31.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Syria rank
113th
Zimbabwe rank
116th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Syria
  • Zimbabwe
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M185019372024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 38.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 31.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zimbabwe, a difference of 7.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Syria ahead.

Syria ranks 113th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 9 and Zimbabwe in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1850s 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 442,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Syria
1860s 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 220,395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Syria
1870s 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Syria
1880s 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Syria
1890s 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 302,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Zimbabwe
1900s 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Zimbabwe
1910s 910,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Zimbabwe
1920s 699,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Zimbabwe
1930s 8.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Zimbabwe
1940s 8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Zimbabwe
1950s 14.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Zimbabwe
1960s 15.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Zimbabwe
1970s 23.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Zimbabwe
1980s 48.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Syria
1990s 82.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Syria
2000s 84.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Syria
2010s 55.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Syria
2020s 39.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Syria or Zimbabwe?
Syria, at 38.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 31.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Syria and Zimbabwe?
7.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Zimbabwe?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Syria and Zimbabwe rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Syria ranks 113th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th 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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.