Saudi Arabia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Carbon intensity of GDP

Saudi Arabia
0.2925 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
0.303 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2022
Saudi Arabia rank
21st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
19th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syrian Arab Republic
00.10.20.30.4199020072024

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 0.303 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2925 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0105 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 21st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 19th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2669 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.378 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1111 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 0.3175 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3273 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0098 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 0.3407 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2885 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0521 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.3038 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3091 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0053 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Saudi Arabia or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 0.303 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2925 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Saudi Arabia and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.0105 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Syrian Arab Republic?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Saudi Arabia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Saudi Arabia ranks 21st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 19th of 191 countries.
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 $.