Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Syria
Syria: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 100.45 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Syria, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Syria stood at 100.45 kilograms per person.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Syria peaked at 391.61 kilograms per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 96.61 kilograms per person, in 2022.
Syria ranks 106th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 251.19 kilograms per person | 232.13 kilograms per person | 281.5 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 303.11 kilograms per person | 187.82 kilograms per person | 391.61 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.33 kilograms per person | 113.92 kilograms per person | 249.15 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.96 kilograms per person | 96.61 kilograms per person | 107.84 kilograms per person | 4 |
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 per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Syria?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Syria was 100.45 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 391.61 kilograms per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.61 kilograms per person in 2022.
- How does Syria rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Syria ranks 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.