Climate Change in Syria

611 indicators covering climate change for Syria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 1996 down 26.7% 108th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 1996 unchanged 107th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 1996 down 26.7% 108th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 1996 unchanged 107th
Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 87.53 2021 unchanged 33rd
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 1996 down 3.6% 105th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 1996 down 3.6% 105th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 1996 down 3.6% 105th
Per capita methane emissions by sector 573.01 kilograms per person 2023 down 7.3% 36th
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 2.78 million tonnes 2023 up 3.0% 95th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 6.89 million tonnes 2023 down 2.7% 96th
Methane emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 72nd
Methane emissions from agriculture 4.11 million tonnes 2023 down 6.2% 98th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 217.42 kilograms per person 2023 down 25.2% 146th
CO₂ emissions from transport 5.13 million tonnes 2023 down 18.6% 95th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 46.2 kilograms per person 2023 down 16.6% 112th
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 8.6 2025 up 75.5% 1st
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 7.8 2025 up 34.5% 6th
Lack of coping capacity 7 2025 up 27.3% 17th
Vulnerability 7.8 2025 up 8.3% 8th
CO₂ emissions by sector 2.37 million tonnes 2023 down 17.7% 66th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 100.45 kilograms per person 2023 down 24.4% 106th
Terrestrial protected areas 0.7% 2025 unchanged 206th
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.7% 2025 unchanged 183rd
Marine protected areas 0.2% 2025 unchanged 132nd
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.098 2021 down 59.3% 140th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 850,000 tonnes 2023 down 19.8% 61st
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 416.27 kt 2023 up 512.5% 65th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 271.45 kt 2023 up 487.1% 69th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 4.83 million tonnes 2024 down 46.8% 80th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 0.1959 tonnes per person 2024 down 56.3% 90th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 312.44 million tonnes 2024 up 24.7% 61st
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 33.78 kt 2023 down 70.3% 38th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 706.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 up 4.4% 13th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 0.9567 kilograms 2024 up 223.6% 191st
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 23,603 tonnes 2024 up 293.9% 174th
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 539,727 tonnes 2026 down 48.9% 105th
Urban population 72.1% 2025 down 1.8% 81st
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 1 2024 unchanged 45th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 9,700 2024 down 95.9% 80th
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 3.46 2018 down 26.9% 151st
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 33.4% 2015 up 27.3% 123rd
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.1% 2015 down 27.8% 109th
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 24.92 2023 down 19.6% 81st
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 1.75 2023 down 6.1% 1st
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 5.31 2023 down 48.0% 4th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 0.5465 kt 2023 up 566.5% 32nd
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 144.82 kt 2023 up 566.5% 32nd
CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel 3,226 tonnes 2018 down 47.5% 111th
Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation 51,788 tonnes 2018 up 3.6% 131st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. GDP per capita 0.1648 kilograms 2018 down 41.9% 120th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation 2.65 kilograms 2018 up 14.6% 138th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic commercial passenger flights 0.1648 kilograms 2018 down 41.9% 120th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. land area 0.1648 kilograms 2018 down 41.9% 119th
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 15.84 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 down 26.2% 109th
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 0.2366 2009 90th
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 52 2009 80th
Number of deaths due to disaster 52 2009 79th
Number of people affected by disaster 98 2009 109th
Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 0.4459 2009 118th