Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is up 108.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Syria

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Syria
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Syria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.1023 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

0.1023 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 36.6%

World rank

26th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.5651 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.0307 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2011

Years of data

1960–2022

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Syria, 1960–2022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Syria recorded 0.1023 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in 2022.

That represents a change of down 36.6% on the previous year and up 108.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Syria peaked at 0.5651 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0307 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

Syria ranks 26th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Syria, 1960 to 2022.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.5651 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.5347 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1962	0.4735 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1963	0.4553 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1964	0.4184 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1965	0.3817 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1966	0.4206 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
1967	0.3559 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
1968	0.3217 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1969	0.2532 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-21.3%
1970	0.2673 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1971	0.225 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
1972	0.1921 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
1973	0.1851 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1974	0.1163 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-37.2%
1975	0.0895 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-23.0%
1976	0.0811 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1977	0.0819 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1978	0.0697 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
1979	0.0671 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1980	0.0526 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-21.6%
1981	0.046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
1982	0.045 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1983	0.0432 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1984	0.045 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1985	0.0496 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
1986	0.0634 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+27.7%
1987	0.0769 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+21.3%
1988	0.0856 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1989	0.0955 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1990	0.0794 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
1991	0.0783 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1992	0.0795 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1993	0.0802 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1994	0.1129 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+40.7%
1995	0.104 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1996	0.0894 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1997	0.0882 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1998	0.0876 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1999	0.0871 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2000	0.0759 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2001	0.0741 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2002	0.0736 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2003	0.0729 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2004	0.0655 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2005	0.0588 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
2006	0.052 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
2007	0.045 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2008	0.0359 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.1%
2009	0.0361 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2010	0.0328 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2011	0.0307 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2012	0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+59.9%
2013	0.101 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+105.4%
2014	0.1019 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2015	0.1349 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+32.4%
2016	0.1787 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+32.4%
2017	0.1396 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-21.9%
2018	0.1077 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-22.8%
2019	0.104 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2020	0.1901 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+82.9%
2021	0.1614 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
2022	0.1023 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-36.6%

Syria compared with similar countries

Syria's 0.1023 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0809 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Syria's 0.1023 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0209 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 4.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP 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
2013	+105.4%	0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.101 tonnes per US$ of GDP
2020	+82.9%	0.104 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1901 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.418 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2532 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.5651 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1375 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0671 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2673 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0603 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0432 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0955 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0887 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0783 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1129 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.059 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0359 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0759 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.098 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0307 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1787 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1513 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1023 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1901 tonnes per US$ of GDP	3

Countries ranked near Syria

23 Burundi 0.1078 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
24 Malawi 0.1049 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
25 Russia 0.1038 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
27 Honduras 0.0969 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
28 Tanzania 0.0958 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
29 Somalia 0.0942 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

All data for Syria →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Syria?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Syria was 0.1023 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 0.5651 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0307 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Syria rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Syria ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is up 108.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Syria data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.