Syria Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
47,165,576
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1.36%
increase
Global Share
0.09%
Per Capita
2.1
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Syria were 47,165,576 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1.4% over the previous year, representing an increase by 634,921 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 46,530,655 tons.
- Per capita: 2.1 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Syria accounts for 0.09% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47,165,576 | 31,449,838 | 6,414,505 | 3,907,364 | 5,393,868 | 2.1 | 1.36% | 0.09% |
| 2023 | 46,530,655 | 31,357,113 | 6,346,835 | 3,783,217 | 5,043,489 | 2.17 | 1.82% | 0.09% |
| 2022 | 45,699,072 | 31,165,575 | 6,260,304 | 3,581,438 | 4,691,755 | 2.23 | −1.27% | 0.09% |
| 2021 | 46,286,122 | 32,036,263 | 6,431,333 | 3,475,793 | 4,342,732 | 2.36 | −0.11% | 0.09% |
| 2020 | 46,339,381 | 31,749,202 | 6,970,142 | 3,635,713 | 3,984,323 | 2.45 | −2.12% | 0.09% |
| 2019 | 47,341,465 | 33,317,111 | 6,916,641 | 3,471,161 | 3,636,551 | 2.56 | −0.96% | 0.09% |
| 2018 | 47,801,474 | 34,004,697 | 7,303,840 | 3,197,273 | 3,295,664 | 2.61 | 3.31% | 0.09% |
| 2017 | 46,269,566 | 31,080,703 | 8,994,001 | 3,285,766 | 2,909,096 | 2.53 | 11.93% | 0.09% |
| 2016 | 41,336,179 | 25,877,191 | 9,588,400 | 3,277,352 | 2,593,236 | 2.24 | −5.45% | 0.08% |
| 2015 | 43,719,800 | 28,135,670 | 9,836,429 | 3,474,698 | 2,273,003 | 2.33 | −7.05% | 0.09% |
| 2014 | 47,035,513 | 30,987,344 | 10,277,482 | 3,713,799 | 2,056,888 | 2.45 | −1.81% | 0.10% |
| 2013 | 47,900,769 | 31,194,965 | 11,021,139 | 3,797,632 | 1,887,034 | 2.42 | −28.07% | 0.10% |
| 2012 | 66,592,958 | 46,247,684 | 13,907,785 | 4,601,483 | 1,836,006 | 3.26 | −21.13% | 0.14% |
| 2011 | 84,432,370 | 58,618,126 | 18,973,492 | 5,040,214 | 1,800,539 | 4.05 | −4.9% | 0.18% |
| 2010 | 88,786,442 | 62,691,766 | 19,477,006 | 4,829,470 | 1,788,200 | 4.22 | −0.51% | 0.20% |
| 2009 | 89,245,853 | 62,409,052 | 20,023,439 | 5,014,580 | 1,798,781 | 4.29 | −3.03% | 0.21% |
| 2008 | 92,036,940 | 66,679,418 | 18,551,752 | 5,065,664 | 1,740,105 | 4.53 | −0.36% | 0.21% |
| 2007 | 92,372,942 | 65,022,839 | 20,134,637 | 5,542,163 | 1,673,303 | 4.71 | 4.45% | 0.21% |
| 2006 | 88,434,706 | 61,568,757 | 19,922,052 | 5,305,667 | 1,638,229 | 4.68 | 2.07% | 0.21% |
| 2005 | 86,642,449 | 58,809,688 | 20,799,854 | 5,480,258 | 1,552,650 | 4.74 | 15.97% | 0.21% |
| 2004 | 74,709,608 | 48,031,818 | 20,280,437 | 5,097,404 | 1,299,948 | 4.2 | 1.31% | 0.19% |
| 2003 | 73,746,777 | 45,981,873 | 22,152,755 | 4,522,073 | 1,090,076 | 4.23 | 0.59% | 0.19% |
| 2002 | 73,310,648 | 45,827,853 | 22,251,059 | 4,349,286 | 882,450 | 4.29 | −5.59% | 0.20% |
| 2001 | 77,654,515 | 46,013,207 | 26,894,817 | 4,045,663 | 700,828 | 4.63 | −8.59% | 0.22% |
| 2000 | 84,953,054 | 45,901,721 | 34,216,733 | 4,323,023 | 511,577 | 5.18 | 2.54% | 0.24% |
| 1999 | 82,849,611 | 45,208,259 | 32,922,866 | 4,436,649 | 281,837 | 5.17 | −0.9% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 83,598,158 | 46,015,136 | 32,911,451 | 4,478,306 | 193,266 | 5.36 | 2.47% | 0.24% |
| 1997 | 81,582,855 | 43,334,956 | 33,881,106 | 4,224,784 | 142,009 | 5.38 | −1.49% | 0.24% |
| 1996 | 82,820,935 | 43,527,840 | 35,022,132 | 4,168,061 | 102,902 | 5.61 | 3.77% | 0.24% |
| 1995 | 79,808,560 | 40,512,764 | 35,196,911 | 4,033,290 | 65,595 | 5.56 | 2.03% | 0.24% |
| 1994 | 78,217,468 | 38,883,648 | 35,447,512 | 3,848,111 | 38,197 | 5.61 | 3.97% | 0.24% |
| 1993 | 75,230,670 | 36,871,573 | 34,722,684 | 3,620,179 | 16,234 | 5.55 | 5.58% | 0.23% |
| 1992 | 71,254,540 | 35,880,142 | 31,782,248 | 3,582,092 | 10,058 | 5.4 | −0.82% | 0.22% |
| 1991 | 71,842,778 | 36,112,679 | 32,227,832 | 3,495,908 | 6,358 | 5.61 | 13.32% | 0.22% |
| 1990 | 63,398,980 | 33,004,357 | 26,699,035 | 3,694,611 | 977 | 5.09 | 13.36% | 0.20% |
| 1989 | 55,927,426 | 28,672,244 | 23,862,612 | 3,392,569 | 0 | 4.63 | 5.71% | 0.18% |
| 1988 | 52,908,168 | 29,711,360 | 19,692,485 | 3,504,323 | 0 | 4.51 | 3.89% | 0.17% |
| 1987 | 50,926,232 | 30,279,717 | 17,407,887 | 3,238,628 | 0 | 4.48 | 21% | 0.17% |
| 1986 | 42,086,788 | 23,838,682 | 15,153,126 | 3,094,980 | 0 | 3.82 | 4.9% | 0.14% |
| 1985 | 40,119,716 | 22,858,653 | 14,239,770 | 3,021,294 | 0 | 3.77 | −5.26% | 0.14% |
| 1984 | 42,345,377 | 25,335,251 | 14,037,676 | 2,972,450 | 0 | 4.11 | 6.82% | 0.15% |
| 1983 | 39,640,338 | 22,613,745 | 13,980,589 | 3,046,004 | 0 | 3.99 | 12.66% | 0.14% |
| 1982 | 35,185,301 | 19,140,382 | 13,267,653 | 2,777,266 | 0 | 3.67 | 9.13% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 32,241,094 | 16,165,749 | 13,431,489 | 2,643,856 | 0 | 3.48 | 7.81% | 0.12% |
| 1980 | 29,904,915 | 14,371,485 | 12,958,484 | 2,574,947 | 0 | 3.35 | −0.02% | 0.11% |
| 1979 | 29,911,515 | 15,341,348 | 12,203,194 | 2,366,973 | 0 | 3.47 | 9.17% | 0.10% |
| 1978 | 27,397,790 | 12,046,012 | 13,131,962 | 2,219,816 | 0 | 3.29 | 5.39% | 0.10% |
| 1977 | 25,997,178 | 11,748,529 | 12,181,220 | 2,067,428 | 0 | 3.23 | 1.79% | 0.10% |
| 1976 | 25,540,745 | 10,683,508 | 12,876,284 | 1,980,953 | 0 | 3.28 | 9.53% | 0.10% |
| 1975 | 23,319,193 | 9,294,695 | 12,212,758 | 1,811,740 | 0 | 3.09 | 25.29% | 0.09% |
| 1974 | 18,611,962 | 7,943,064 | 8,957,617 | 1,711,280 | 0 | 2.56 | 21.82% | 0.07% |
| 1973 | 15,277,861 | 5,837,282 | 7,911,273 | 1,529,307 | 0 | 2.17 | −4.43% | 0.06% |
| 1972 | 15,985,640 | 6,141,475 | 8,265,181 | 1,578,983 | 0 | 2.35 | 2.45% | 0.07% |
| 1971 | 15,603,184 | 6,371,116 | 7,717,507 | 1,514,561 | 0 | 2.37 | 0.01% | 0.07% |
| 1970 | 15,601,030 | 6,339,028 | 7,724,663 | 1,537,339 | 0 | 2.46 | – | 0.07% |
See also
- Syria CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Syria
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).