Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Syria
Syria: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Syria, 1931–2024
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 including land-use change in Syria is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Syria peaked at 0.2% in 1938 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1967.
Syria ranks 104th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 94 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 0.1% | — |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +25.7% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | +9.7% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | -25.3% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +12.7% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +9.9% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -24.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -34.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -89.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +92.8% |
| 1967 | -0.0% | -177.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -181.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +106.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -16.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +193.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -54.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +130.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -95.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +1880.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -33.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +47.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +30.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +30.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +29.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -26.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +29.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -23.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 45% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +1880.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1971 | +193.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1968 | +181.5% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1967 | -177.4% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | +130.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1969 | +106.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Syria?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including 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 including land-use change recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1938.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1967.
- How does Syria rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Syria ranks 104th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.