Syria vs Türkiye
Syria vs Türkiye: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 1.28 tonnes in Syria and 5.38 tonnes in Türkiye, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 4.1 tonnes, or 4.22 times that in Syria.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Syria.
- In 2024, Syria ranked 132 and Türkiye ranked 47 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Syria | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.28 | 5.38 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 1.33 | 5.23 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 1.39 | 5.23 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 1.48 | 5.48 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 1.51 | 5.07 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 1.64 | 5.02 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 1.74 | 5.27 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 1.62 | 5.39 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 1.35 | 4.94 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 1.45 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 1.53 | 4.6 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 1.44 | 4.39 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 2.03 | 4.58 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2.56 | 4.48 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2.79 | 4.27 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 2.84 | 4.18 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 3.08 | 4.22 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 3.11 | 4.28 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 3.14 | 3.91 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 3.13 | 3.55 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 2.62 | 3.44 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 2.57 | 3.39 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 2.62 | 3.24 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 2.7 | 3.12 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.76 | 3.47 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.79 | 3.17 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.91 | 3.23 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 2.81 | 3.25 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 2.9 | 3.14 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 2.77 | 2.92 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 2.74 | 2.73 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 2.67 | 2.79 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 2.68 | 2.74 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 2.78 | 2.68 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 2.62 | 2.77 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 2.35 | 2.51 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 2.52 | 2.31 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 2.66 | 2.44 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 2.17 | 2.28 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 2.15 | 2.13 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 2.47 | 2.01 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 2.28 | 1.94 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 2 | 1.88 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 1.75 | 1.77 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 1.77 | 1.76 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 1.44 | 1.95 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 1.45 | 2.01 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 1.37 | 1.86 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 1.23 | 1.71 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 1.09 | 1.62 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.83 | 1.59 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.97 | 1.33 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.99 | 1.24 | 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
Syria vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancySyria: 72.1 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySyria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySyria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSyria: 3.58% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateSyria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSyria: 23.6 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSyria: 4.92% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSyria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSyria: 72.1% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageSyria: 22.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSyria: 4.7% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateSyria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSyria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personSyria: $110 in 2011Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSyria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSyria: 269,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerSyria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSyria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSyria: 2 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSyria: 30 million TIV in 2010Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025