Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Syria
Syria: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Syria, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Syria peaked at 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0273 kilograms per international-$, in 1954.
Syria ranks 8th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0611 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0273 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1048 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1094 kilograms per international-$ | 0.197 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1961 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ | 0.277 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2936 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2282 kilograms per international-$ | 0.355 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3533 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3231 kilograms per international-$ | 0.438 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3157 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4861 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4969 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4316 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5814 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5928 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5789 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 5 Venezuela 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 6 Libya 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 7 Bahrain 0.6436 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 9 South Africa 0.5926 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 11 Lesotho 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Syria
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 3.8% (2025)
- Population, total 25.62 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.8% (2025)
- Urban population 18.47 million (2025)
- Urban population 72.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.06 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.29 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Syria?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Syria was 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0273 kilograms per international-$ in 1954.
- How does Syria rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Syria ranks 8th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).