Co2 land use per capita in Syria
Syria: Co2 land use per capita was -0.2591 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.2591
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
165th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.06
in 1939
All-time low
-1.25
in 1974
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Syria, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Syria stood at -0.2591.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1,022.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Syria peaked at 6.06 in 1939 and was at its lowest, -1.25, in 1974.
Syria ranks 165th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.494 | — |
| 1851 | 0.4939 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.4928 | -0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.491 | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.489 | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.4867 | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.4843 | -0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.4819 | -0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.4794 | -0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.4768 | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.4755 | -0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.4743 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.473 | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.4715 | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.4699 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.4682 | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.4663 | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.4643 | -0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.4623 | -0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.4602 | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 1.16 | +152.5% |
| 1871 | 1.52 | +30.4% |
| 1872 | 1.72 | +13.5% |
| 1873 | 1.85 | +7.5% |
| 1874 | 1.94 | +4.7% |
| 1875 | 2 | +3.2% |
| 1876 | 2.05 | +2.3% |
| 1877 | 2.08 | +1.8% |
| 1878 | 2.11 | +1.4% |
| 1879 | 2.14 | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 2.12 | -0.5% |
| 1881 | 2.13 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 2.13 | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 2.13 | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 2.14 | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 2.14 | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 2.14 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 2.15 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 2.15 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 2.15 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 1.27 | -41.0% |
| 1891 | 0.8027 | -36.6% |
| 1892 | 0.5197 | -35.3% |
| 1893 | 0.3301 | -36.5% |
| 1894 | 0.1939 | -41.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0898 | -53.7% |
| 1896 | 0.0063 | -93.0% |
| 1897 | -0.0632 | -1110.0% |
| 1898 | -0.1224 | +93.7% |
| 1899 | -0.1734 | +41.7% |
| 1900 | -0.2218 | +27.9% |
| 1901 | -0.2626 | +18.4% |
| 1902 | -0.2972 | +13.2% |
| 1903 | -0.3263 | +9.8% |
| 1904 | -0.3513 | +7.6% |
| 1905 | -0.3726 | +6.1% |
| 1906 | -0.391 | +4.9% |
| 1907 | -0.4066 | +4.0% |
| 1908 | -0.4199 | +3.3% |
| 1909 | -0.4311 | +2.7% |
| 1910 | -0.4272 | -0.9% |
| 1911 | -0.4272 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | -0.4284 | +0.3% |
| 1913 | -0.4298 | +0.3% |
| 1914 | -0.4309 | +0.3% |
| 1915 | -0.4318 | +0.2% |
| 1916 | -0.4321 | +0.1% |
| 1917 | -0.4319 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -0.4313 | -0.1% |
| 1919 | -0.4303 | -0.2% |
| 1920 | -0.4163 | -3.3% |
| 1921 | -0.4066 | -2.3% |
| 1922 | -0.3988 | -1.9% |
| 1923 | -0.392 | -1.7% |
| 1924 | -0.3856 | -1.6% |
| 1925 | -0.3795 | -1.6% |
| 1926 | -0.3737 | -1.5% |
| 1927 | -0.368 | -1.5% |
| 1928 | -0.3626 | -1.5% |
| 1929 | -0.3573 | -1.5% |
| 1930 | 2.6 | -828.9% |
| 1931 | 4.04 | +55.2% |
| 1932 | 4.84 | +19.7% |
| 1933 | 5.31 | +9.7% |
| 1934 | 5.6 | +5.5% |
| 1935 | 5.79 | +3.3% |
| 1936 | 5.91 | +2.1% |
| 1937 | 5.98 | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 6.03 | +0.8% |
| 1939 | 6.06 | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 4.7 | -22.4% |
| 1941 | 4.04 | -14.1% |
| 1942 | 3.66 | -9.3% |
| 1943 | 3.43 | -6.4% |
| 1944 | 3.27 | -4.6% |
| 1945 | 3.16 | -3.5% |
| 1946 | 3.06 | -2.9% |
| 1947 | 2.99 | -2.5% |
| 1948 | 2.92 | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 2.85 | -2.3% |
| 1950 | 3.47 | +21.8% |
| 1951 | 3.94 | +13.5% |
| 1952 | 4.27 | +8.3% |
| 1953 | 4.58 | +7.2% |
| 1954 | 4.78 | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 4.99 | +4.5% |
| 1956 | 5.14 | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 5.28 | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 5.36 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 5.41 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 5.19 | -4.2% |
| 1961 | 3.68 | -29.1% |
| 1962 | 3.48 | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 3.34 | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 1.8 | -46.1% |
| 1965 | -0.415 | -123.0% |
| 1966 | -0.3863 | -6.9% |
| 1967 | -1.18 | +204.6% |
| 1968 | -0.6827 | -42.0% |
| 1969 | -0.4968 | -27.2% |
| 1970 | -0.4746 | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2687 | -156.6% |
| 1972 | -0.3971 | -247.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5814 | -246.4% |
| 1974 | -1.25 | -314.2% |
| 1975 | -0.0209 | -98.3% |
| 1976 | -0.7871 | +3665.1% |
| 1977 | -0.3698 | -53.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0507 | -113.7% |
| 1979 | -0.2733 | -638.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0422 | -115.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0103 | -75.5% |
| 1982 | -0.5306 | -5227.8% |
| 1983 | -0.2362 | -55.5% |
| 1984 | -0.3663 | +55.1% |
| 1985 | -0.3409 | -6.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2786 | -18.3% |
| 1987 | -0.4741 | +70.1% |
| 1988 | -0.4005 | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1351 | -133.7% |
| 1990 | -0.1449 | -207.2% |
| 1991 | -0.2139 | +47.6% |
| 1992 | -0.3774 | +76.4% |
| 1993 | -0.1145 | -69.7% |
| 1994 | -0.1325 | +15.8% |
| 1995 | -0.2086 | +57.4% |
| 1996 | -0.04 | -80.8% |
| 1997 | -0.1553 | +287.8% |
| 1998 | -0.0731 | -52.9% |
| 1999 | -0.2817 | +285.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0301 | -110.7% |
| 2001 | -0.0973 | -423.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0395 | -140.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3844 | +872.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0576 | -85.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0464 | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2031 | +337.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0215 | -89.4% |
| 2008 | -0.0185 | -186.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0362 | -295.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0292 | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.034 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0088 | -74.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0023 | -125.7% |
| 2014 | -0.0231 | +919.9% |
| 2015 | -0.0251 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | -0.01 | -60.1% |
| 2017 | -0.0295 | +194.0% |
| 2018 | -0.055 | +86.4% |
| 2019 | -0.0358 | -35.0% |
| 2020 | -0.1621 | +353.3% |
| 2021 | -0.2564 | +58.1% |
| 2022 | -0.2605 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | -0.2593 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | -0.2591 | -0.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's -0.2591 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's -0.2591 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0069. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -5227.8% | 0.0103 | -0.5306 |
| 1976 | -3665.1% | -0.0209 | -0.7871 |
| 1897 | -1110.0% | 0.0063 | -0.0632 |
| 2014 | -919.9% | -0.0023 | -0.0231 |
| 2003 | +872.1% | 0.0395 | 0.3844 |
| 1930 | +828.9% | -0.3573 | 2.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.487 | 0.4768 | 0.494 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4686 | 0.4602 | 0.4755 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.86 | 1.16 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.14 | 2.12 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2849 | -0.1734 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.348 | -0.4311 | -0.2218 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.4301 | -0.4321 | -0.4272 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.384 | -0.4163 | -0.3573 | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.22 | 2.6 | 6.06 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.41 | 2.85 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.72 | 3.47 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.43 | -1.18 | 5.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2667 | -1.25 | 0.5814 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2439 | -0.5306 | 0.1351 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1742 | -0.3774 | -0.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0703 | -0.0973 | 0.3844 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0109 | -0.055 | 0.034 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2395 | -0.2605 | -0.1621 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Syria
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,493 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 288.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,428 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 97.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 12.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in Syria?
- Co2 land use per capita in Syria was -0.2591 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 in 1939.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.25 in 1974.
- How does Syria rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Syria ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,022.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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