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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Syria: Environment & Sustainability

How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?

Syria is placed 107th of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 1.288 (2024); Water Stress 124.36 (2023).

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Environment & Sustainability

107th

of 186 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics178th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Syria on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    CO₂ Emissions per Capita

    Global Carbon Project

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    1.288

    Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)

    Lower is better

    Syria: 1.288. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.

    World median
    3.21
    Best in Western Asia
    0.249 Yemen
    Land neighbours
    Iraq 5.074 · Israel 5.607 · Jordan 2.01 · Lebanon 2.696 · Türkiye 5.865

  2. Key 2 of 4

    Water Stress

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0

    124.36

    Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)

    Lower is better

    Syria: 124.36. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.

    World median
    10
    Best in Western Asia
    4.21 Georgia
    Land neighbours
    Iraq 67.81 · Israel 119.58 · Jordan 105.2 · Lebanon 58.79 · Türkiye 47.89

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Organic Agricultural Area

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    0.15

    Organic share of agricultural land (%)

    Higher is better

    Syria: 0.15. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.

    World median
    0.725
    Best in Western Asia
    8.77 Cyprus
    Land neighbours
    Iraq 0 · Israel 0.76 · Jordan 0.14 · Lebanon 0.22 · Türkiye 0.62

  4. Key 4 of 4

    Ecological Footprint

    Global Footprint Network

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    0.8

    Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)

    Lower is better

    Syria: 0.8. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.

    World median
    2.296
    Best in Western Asia
    0.514 Yemen
    Land neighbours
    Iraq 2.018 · Israel 3.983 · Jordan 1.375 · Lebanon 2.164 · Türkiye 3.182

03In context

Syria beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.

Western Asia
1st186thNot placed · 38 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on environment & sustainability

Syria and the countries it borders

Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingCO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%)Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Syria107th1.288124.360.150.8
Jordan136th2.01105.20.141.375
Lebanon=143rd2.69658.790.222.164
Türkiye156th5.86547.890.623.182
Israel163rd5.607119.580.763.983
Iraq=168th5.07467.8102.018

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on environment & sustainability

The countries immediately above and below Syria in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Syria is ahead of the world, and behind

42 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median5

Statistics on which Syria does better than the middle country measured.

  • Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9660.51No earlier reading

    Syria: 0.51 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.

    Position 159th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.1835.54▼ Worsened since 2015

    Syria: 35.54 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5650.89No real change since 2013

    Syria: 0.89 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.

    Position 146th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 00.01▼ Worsened since 2015

    Syria: 0.01 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 54.8No earlier reading

    Syria: 4.8 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.

    Ranked 84th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

Behind the world median14

Statistics on which Syria does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.142.83▼ Worsened since 2015

    Syria: 2.83 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.

    Position 126th of 186 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4526.5▼ Worsened since 2013

    Syria: 26.5 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.

    Position 49th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.521▼ Worsened since 2014

    Syria: 0.521 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.

    Ranked 149th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.1712.65▼ Worsened since 2015

    Syria: 12.65 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.

    Position 42nd of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.553▼ Worsened since 2013

    Syria: 0.553 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.

    Position 123rd of 156 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4438.01▲ Improved since 2014

    Syria: 38.01 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.

    Ranked 152nd of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790.402▼ Worsened since 2014

    Syria: 0.402 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7385.026No real change since 2014

    Syria: 5.026 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6634.013No earlier reading

    Syria: 4.013 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.063.537▼ Worsened since 2014

    Syria: 3.537 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 144th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.323.537▼ Worsened since 2014

    Syria: 3.537 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 145th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,528317.51No real change since 2012

    Syria: 317.51 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.

    Position 160th of 181 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75706.19▼ Worsened since 2014

    Syria: 706.19 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.

    Position 9th of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.10.94▼ Worsened since 2013

    Syria: 0.94 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

Level with the median, or no median to compare1

  • Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Syria: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end22

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9674.09Moved since 2013

    Syria: 74.09 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.

    Position 12th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1487.53No real change since 2012

    Syria: 87.53 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.

    Position 33rd of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4742.093Moved since 2015

    Syria: 2.093 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,2782,688,604No real change since 2013

    Syria: 2,688,604 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.

    Position 47th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.186No real change since 2013

    Syria: 0.186 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.

    Position 67th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.667.217No earlier reading

    Syria: 7.217 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.

    Position 42nd of 121 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,77512,422Moved since 2015

    Syria: 12,422 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,82438,510Moved since 2015

    Syria: 38,510 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,6357,459No real change since 2013

    Syria: 7,459 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.

    Position 108th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.69212.23Moved since 2015

    Syria: 212.23 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.06Moved since 2014

    Syria: 0.06 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,3756,000No real change since 2014

    Syria: 6,000 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9540.396No real change since 1990

    Syria: 0.396 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.

    Chart and every countryThe 2015 dataset

  • Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.3617.32No real change since 2013

    Syria: 17.32 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.

    Position 148th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.402Moved since 2014

    Syria: 0.402 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.35Moved since 2014

    Syria: 0.35 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.

    Position 148th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.21No real change since 2013

    Syria: 0.21 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.

    Position 155th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1000No earlier reading

    Syria: 0 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Operating Coal Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 5250No earlier reading

    Syria: 0 · world median 525 · Coal-fired capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,263,101.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8316.23Moved since 2013

    Syria: 16.23 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.082.843No real change since 2013

    Syria: 2.843 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.

    Position 184th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.63-2.839No real change since 2013

    Syria: -2.839 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

No current reading for Syria

Adjusted Net Savings (last 2010), Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Mangrove Area, Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) (last 2020), Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Environment & Sustainability among Syria’s 15 topics

Environment & Sustainability is Syria’s 2nd best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Poverty & Inequality84th of 159
  2. Environment & Sustainability107th of 186
  3. Development & Human Capital121st of 196
  4. Health & Wellbeing130th of 200
  5. Food & Agriculture156th of 184
  6. Education & Knowledge179th of 198
  7. Mobility & Trade165th of 177
  8. Digital & Technology188th of 198
  9. Energy157th of 165
  10. Risk & Resilience185th of 193
  11. Governance & Institutions186th of 194
  12. Peace & Securityjoint 171st of 177
  13. Work & Labour179th of 182
  14. Gender & Equality180th of 183
  15. Democracy & Civil Liberties197th of 198

No standing on Economy & Innovation: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.

06The top of the list

Who leads on environment & sustainability

The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Syria can most readily be measured against.

All 186 countries
  1. 1

    Angola

    Middle Africa

    1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale

  2. 2

    São Tomé and Príncipe

    Middle Africa

    2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

  3. 3

    Sierra Leone

    Western Africa

    3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Asia

    Palestine24th2/4 keys

  2. This page

    Syria107th4/4 keys

Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Syria on environment & sustainability: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Syria rank on environment & sustainability?

Syria is placed 107th of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress, Organic Agricultural Area and Ecological Footprint). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Syria?

1.288 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.

What is the latest Water Stress figure for Syria?

124.36 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.

How does Syria compare with Türkiye on environment & sustainability?

Türkiye is placed 156th of 186, and Syria 107th. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: Türkiye 5.865, Syria 1.288; Water Stress: Türkiye 47.89, Syria 124.36; Organic Agricultural Area: Türkiye 0.62, Syria 0.15; Ecological Footprint: Türkiye 3.182, Syria 0.8.

How have Syria’s environment & sustainability figures changed?

CO₂ Emissions per Capita fell from 3.277 in 2000 to 1.288 in 2024; Water Stress fell from 134.22 in 2000 to 124.36 in 2023; Organic Agricultural Area fell from 0.18 in 2008 to 0.15 in 2024; Ecological Footprint fell from 1.595 in 2000 to 0.8 in 2025.

Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Syria?

No current reading is published for Syria on Adjusted Net Savings, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Mangrove Area, Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.

About environment & sustainability, in full

How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 42 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Syria’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Syria: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/syria/environment

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