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Carbon intensity of the economy — Syria

Carbon intensity of the economy in Syria in 2022 — 0.6 kg/$. Ranked 157 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 1,835.5%.

2022 0.6 kg/$ +0.17% vs 2021
World rank 157of 164
Period maximum 0.6 kg/$2022
Period minimum 0.027 kg/$1954

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Syria, 1950–202200.20.40.619501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.031 kg/$1952: 0.029 kg/$1954: 0.027 kg/$1956: 0.089 kg/$1958: 0.105 kg/$1960: 0.147 kg/$1962: 0.109 kg/$1964: 0.146 kg/$1966: 0.178 kg/$1968: 0.193 kg/$1970: 0.188 kg/$1972: 0.16 kg/$1974: 0.175 kg/$1976: 0.188 kg/$1978: 0.194 kg/$1980: 0.228 kg/$1982: 0.24 kg/$1984: 0.333 kg/$1986: 0.313 kg/$1988: 0.32 kg/$1990: 0.33 kg/$1992: 0.323 kg/$1994: 0.33 kg/$1996: 0.338 kg/$1998: 0.394 kg/$2000: 0.435 kg/$2002: 0.316 kg/$2004: 0.409 kg/$2006: 0.407 kg/$2008: 0.486 kg/$2010: 0.432 kg/$2012: 0.469 kg/$2014: 0.533 kg/$2016: 0.488 kg/$2018: 0.528 kg/$2020: 0.579 kg/$2022: 0.6 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.569 (+1,835.48%) Average annual rate: 4.2 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 0.6 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.332 kg/$
Western Asia computed 0.284 kg/$
Low-income countries computed 0.15 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.6 +0.001 +0.17%
2021 0.599 +0.02 +3.45%
2020 0.579 +0.043 +8.02%
2019 0.536 +0.008 +1.52%
2018 0.528 −0.053 −9.12%
2017 0.581 +0.093 +19.06%
2016 0.488 −0.004 −0.81%
2015 0.492 −0.041 −7.69%
2014 0.533 +0.063 +13.4%
2013 0.47 +0.001 +0.21%
2012 0.469 +0.029 +6.59%
2011 0.44 +0.008 +1.85%
2010 0.432 −0.014 −3.14%
2009 0.446 −0.04 −8.23%
2008 0.486 +0.004 +0.83%
2007 0.482 +0.075 +18.43%
2006 0.407 +0.012 +3.04%
2005 0.395 −0.014 −3.42%
2004 0.409 −0.043 −9.51%
2003 0.452 +0.136 +43.04%
2002 0.316 −0.093 −22.74%
2001 0.409 −0.026 −5.98%
2000 0.435 −0.003 −0.68%
1999 0.438 +0.044 +11.17%
1998 0.394 +0.023 +6.2%
1997 0.371 +0.033 +9.76%
1996 0.338 +0.01 +3.05%
1995 0.328 −0.002 −0.61%
1994 0.33 −0.002 −0.6%
1993 0.332 +0.009 +2.79%
1992 0.323 −0.027 −7.71%
1991 0.35 +0.02 +6.06%
1990 0.33 +0.002 +0.61%
1989 0.328 +0.008 +2.5%
1988 0.32 −0.035 −9.86%
1987 0.355 +0.042 +13.42%
1986 0.313 +0.032 +11.39%
1985 0.281 −0.052 −15.62%
1984 0.333 +0.063 +23.33%
1983 0.27 +0.03 +12.5%
1982 0.24 −0.027 −10.11%
1981 0.267 +0.039 +17.11%
1980 0.228 −0.049 −17.69%
1979 0.277 +0.083 +42.78%
1978 0.194 −0.009 −4.43%
1977 0.203 +0.015 +7.98%
1976 0.188 +0.018 +10.59%
1975 0.17 −0.005 −2.86%
1974 0.175 −0.003 −1.69%
1973 0.178 +0.018 +11.25%
1972 0.16 −0.069 −30.13%
1971 0.229 +0.041 +21.81%
1970 0.188 −0.009 −4.57%
1969 0.197 +0.004 +2.07%
1968 0.193 +0.039 +25.32%
1967 0.154 −0.024 −13.48%
1966 0.178 +0.055 +44.72%
1965 0.123 −0.023 −15.75%
1964 0.146 +0.023 +18.7%
1963 0.123 +0.014 +12.84%
1962 0.109 −0.02 −15.5%
1961 0.129 −0.018 −12.24%
1960 0.147 +0.043 +41.35%
1959 0.104 −0.001 −0.95%
1958 0.105 +0.022 +26.51%
1957 0.083 −0.006 −6.74%
1956 0.089 +0.003 +3.49%
1955 0.086 +0.059 +218.52%
1954 0.027 −0.001 −3.57%
1953 0.028 −0.001 −3.45%
1952 0.029 −0.001 −3.33%
1951 0.03 −0.001 −3.23%
1950 0.031 — —

Western Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GE Georgia 0.17 YE Yemen 0.171 IL Israel 0.185 TR Türkiye 0.186 AM Armenia 0.194 PS Palestine 0.195 CY Cyprus 0.206 JO Jordan 0.226 AZ Azerbaijan 0.235 AE United Arab Emirates 0.266 QA Qatar 0.287 LB Lebanon 0.315 SA Saudi Arabia 0.366 IQ Iraq 0.412 OM Oman 0.44 KW Kuwait 0.529 SY Syria 0.6 BH Bahrain 0.644
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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