emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Syria
Syria: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.3 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
159th
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.37 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.1597 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Syria, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Syria peaked at 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1597 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Syria 159th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Syria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1597 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1608 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1709 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2038 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1688 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2166 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1941 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2354 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2775 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2438 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2921 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3161 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3516 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3941 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4654 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 0.534 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5707 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6087 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6547 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6096 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6638 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7044 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7872 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8316 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8563 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8934 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1988 | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9949 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9312 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9626 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9159 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9155 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.937 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.58 tonnes per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1986 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1597 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2775 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4431 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2438 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6547 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.873 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6096 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9155 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 156 Morocco 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 157 South Sudan 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 158 Kazakhstan 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 160 Angola 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 161 Sudan 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 162 Colombia 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Syria?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Syria was 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1597 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Syria rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Syria ranks 159th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.