CO2 emissions per person in Syria

Carbon dioxide emissions in Syria were 1.27 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1975.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Syria, 2024 1.27 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 −4.1% 2023: 1.33 t CO2 per person
World, 2024 4.69 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Position in 2024 133rd of 203 See the full ranking

CO2 emissions per person in Syria over time

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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period SyriaWorld
2024 1.27 t CO2 per person 4.69 t CO2 per person
2023 1.33 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2022 1.39 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2021 1.48 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2020 1.51 t CO2 per person 4.47 t CO2 per person
2019 1.64 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2018 1.74 t CO2 per person 4.73 t CO2 per person
2017 1.62 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2016 1.35 t CO2 per person 4.65 t CO2 per person
2015 1.45 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2014 1.53 t CO2 per person 4.78 t CO2 per person
2013 1.44 t CO2 per person 4.81 t CO2 per person
2012 2.03 t CO2 per person 4.77 t CO2 per person
2011 2.56 t CO2 per person 4.76 t CO2 per person
2010 2.79 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2009 2.84 t CO2 per person 4.45 t CO2 per person
2008 3.08 t CO2 per person 4.56 t CO2 per person
2007 3.11 t CO2 per person 4.59 t CO2 per person
2006 3.14 t CO2 per person 4.48 t CO2 per person
2005 3.13 t CO2 per person 4.39 t CO2 per person
2004 2.62 t CO2 per person 4.28 t CO2 per person
2003 2.57 t CO2 per person 4.15 t CO2 per person
2002 2.62 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2001 2.70 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2000 2.76 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −4.1% from 1.33 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 1.53 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −16.6%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Syria has the 133rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Syria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database