Syrian Arab Republic Population (millions) Pop. growth (avg. ann. %, 1990–2010)
20.4 2.5
GDP ($ billions) GNI per capita (Atlas $)
Climate Average daily min/max temperature (1961–90, Celsius) Projected annual temperature change (2045–65, Celsius) Average annual precipitation (1961–90, mm) Projected annual precipitation change (2045–65, mm) Projected change in annual hot days/warm nights Projected change in annual cool days/cold nights
59.1 2,790 11 / 25 2.2 to 3.1 318 –57 to -13 3/7 –2 / –1
Country data
Exposure to Impacts Land area below 5m (% of land area) Population below 5m (% of total) Population in urban agglomerations > 1 million (%) Urban pop. growth (avg. annual %, 1990–2010) Droughts, floods, extreme temps (% pop. avg., 1990–2009) Annual freshwater withdrawals (% of internal resources) Agricultural land under irrigation (% of total ag. land) Population living below $1.25 a day (% of total) Nationally terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000) Child malnutrition, underweight (% of under age five) Malaria incidence rate (per 100,000 people)
0.1 0.3 34 3.1 0.5 235.0 8.9 <2 0.6 16 10.0 ..
Resilience Access to improved sanitation (% of total pop.) Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) Cereal yield (kg. per hectare) Access to electricity (% of total population) Paved roads (% of total roads) Health workers (per 1,000 people) Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) Invest. in infrastructure w/private participation ($ millions) Disaster risk reduction progress score (1–5 scale; 5 = best) Ease of doing business (ranking 1–183; 1 = best) Public sector mgmt & institutions avg. (1–6 scale; 6 = best) Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) Ratio of girls to boys in primary & secondary school (%)
96 89 1,708 92.7 91.0 3.4 2.3 65 3.5 134 .. 112 97
GHG Emissions and Energy Use CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons) 3.6 CO2 emissions per units of GDP (kg/$1,000 of 2005 PPP $) 808.0 CO2 emissions, total (MtCO2) 71.6 GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF (MtCO2e) .. Methane (CH4) emissions, total (MtCO2e) 12.5 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, total (MtCO2e) 5.5 Other GHG emissions, total (MtCO2e) 0.0 Energy use per capita (kilograms of oil equivalent) 1,123 Energy use per units of GDP (kg oil eq./$1,000 of 2005 PPP $) 239.5 National-Level Actions Latest UNFCCC national communication Annex-I emissions reduction target NAMA submission NAPA submission Renewable energy target
Middle East & N. Africa
1.4 9.7 20 2.5
1.7 6.5 14 2.8
121.9 .. 3.6 4.0 34 6.8 ..
18.7 .. .. 9.5 69 31.7 4,874
84 45 87 84 2,512 2,754 92.9 67.3 74.3 29.3 3.6 2.6 2.9 2.4 5,854 81,789
88 93
88 93
3.8 604.6 1,230
1.6 523.9 3,744
287 74 7 1,399 213.9
1,705 687 17 680 217.9
12/29/2010 (1st) n/a .. n/a Yes
Carbon Markets Hosted Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects Issued Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) from CDM (thousands) Hosted Joint Implementation (JI) projects Issued Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) from JI (thousands) The Little Data Book on Climate Change
Lower middle income
3 0 n/a n/a 2011
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