Afghanistan vs Syria: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
205th
Syria rank
202nd
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0115 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.5 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 205th and Syria ranks 202nd of 215 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0095 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0089 metric tons per square kilometre | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0135 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0126 metric tons per square kilometre | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0266 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0251 metric tons per square kilometre | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0578 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0555 metric tons per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0866 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0841 metric tons per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.0106 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0479 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0373 metric tons per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.0196 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0326 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.013 metric tons per square kilometre | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Syria?
- 0.0115 metric tons per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 205th and Syria ranks 202nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.