Share of global methane emissions in Syria
Syria: Share of global methane emissions was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
120th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1994
All-time low
0.0%
in 1930
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Syria, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global methane emissions in Syria is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Syria peaked at 0.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1930.
Syria ranks 120th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global methane emissions in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +26.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +18.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -8.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +15.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +16.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +33.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +18.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 34% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global methane emissions 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 | +33.6% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1955 | +26.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2012 | -27.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 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 methane emissions in Syria?
- Share of global methane emissions in Syria was 0.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1930.
- How does Syria rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Syria ranks 120th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.