Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Syria: Carbon intensity of GDP

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.2106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Syria
0.303 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2022
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
20th
Syria rank
19th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Syria
0.20.30.40.50.6199020072024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.303 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0924 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Syria ranks 19th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5718 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.378 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1938 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 0.4089 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3273 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0816 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 0.2885 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2885 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Syria
2020s 0.2383 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3091 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0708 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Syria?
Syria, at 0.303 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Syria?
0.0924 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Syria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Syria rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Syria ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.