Iran vs Syria
Iran vs Syria: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 9.05 tonnes in Iran and 1.28 tonnes in Syria, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iran, by 7.78 tonnes, or 7.1 times that in Syria.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Iran ranked 22 and Syria ranked 132 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Iran | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.05 | 1.28 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 9.01 | 1.33 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 8.85 | 1.39 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.87 | 1.48 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 8.39 | 1.51 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.19 | 1.64 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 7.68 | 1.74 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.84 | 1.62 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.66 | 1.35 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 7.62 | 1.45 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 7.81 | 1.53 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 7.62 | 1.44 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 7.47 | 2.03 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.48 | 2.56 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 7.45 | 2.79 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 2.84 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 7.35 | 3.08 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 7.22 | 3.11 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 6.9 | 3.14 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 6.53 | 3.13 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.19 | 2.62 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 5.9 | 2.57 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 5.65 | 2.62 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 5.46 | 2.7 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 5.33 | 2.76 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 5.13 | 2.79 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 4.76 | 2.91 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 4.83 | 2.81 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 4.68 | 2.9 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 4.56 | 2.77 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 4.51 | 2.74 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 3.96 | 2.67 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 4 | 2.68 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 3.84 | 2.78 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 3.57 | 2.62 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 3.15 | 2.35 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 3.02 | 2.52 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 3.09 | 2.66 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 3.03 | 2.17 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 3.37 | 2.15 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 3.29 | 2.47 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 3.47 | 2.28 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 3.19 | 2 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 2.74 | 1.75 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 2.92 | 1.6 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 3.55 | 1.77 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 3.94 | 1.44 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 4.18 | 1.45 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 4.11 | 1.37 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 3.67 | 1.23 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 3.71 | 1.09 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 3.6 | 0.83 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 3.11 | 0.9 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 2.87 | 0.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 2.76 | 0.99 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Iran vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010