Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Syria: Carbon intensity of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.8979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Syria
1.94 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
1st
Syria rank
3rd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Syria
0.511.522.53197019972024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 1.94 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.8979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 1.04 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Syria's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st and Syria ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6725 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.35 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6759 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Syria
1980s 0.8122 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.04 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.23 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Syria
1990s 0.9442 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.41 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.47 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Syria
2000s 0.914 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.09 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.18 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Syria
2010s 0.8987 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.84 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9443 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Syria
2020s 0.9378 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.97 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.04 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Syria?
Syria, at 1.94 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.8979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Syria?
1.04 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Syria?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Syria rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st and Syria ranks 3rd 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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 constant 2021 US$.