Iraq vs Syria: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Iraq
0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Syria
0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
162nd
Syria rank
159th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Iraq
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 162nd and Syria ranks 159th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 13 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1860s | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1870s | 0.1574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1880s | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1890s | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1900s | 0.1551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.1412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.2164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.2853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.3328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.1726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Iraq or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Iraq and Syria?
- 0.0116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Iraq ranks 162nd and Syria ranks 159th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.