Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Syria
Syria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Syria, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Syria is -0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 1,810.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Syria peaked at 0.3% in 1939 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1974.
Syria ranks 180th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Syria?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Syria was -0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1939.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1974.
- How does Syria rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Syria ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,810.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.