How have things changed?, per capita in Syria
Syria: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0002 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per capita in Syria, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.0002 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Syria peaked at 0.0009 metric tons per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 metric tons per person, in 1973.
Syria ranks 205th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +19.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -26.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +59.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +29.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0002 metric tons per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0046 metric tons per person, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0002 metric tons per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0038 metric tons per person, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +59.7% | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0004 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 202 Switzerland 0.0005 metric tons per person compare
- 203 Afghanistan 0.0003 metric tons per person compare
- 204 Jordan 0.0003 metric tons per person compare
- 206 Bhutan 0.0001 metric tons per person compare
- 207 Botswana 0.0001 metric tons per person compare
- 208 Eswatini 0.0001 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Syria?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Syria was 0.0002 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 metric tons per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 metric tons per person in 1973.
- How does Syria rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Syria ranks 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.