Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Syria
Syria: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Syria, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Syria is 0.1%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Syria peaked at 0.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Syria ranks 109th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Syria?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Syria was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Syria ranks 109th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.