Syria vs. Iraq

Environment

	Syria	Iraq
Air pollutants	particulate matter emissions: 39.43 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.) carbon dioxide emissions: 28.83 megatons (2016 est.) methane emissions: 12.93 megatons (2020 est.)	particulate matter emissions: 57.73 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.) carbon dioxide emissions: 190.06 megatons (2016 est.) methane emissions: 17.44 megatons (2020 est.)
Total water withdrawal	municipal: 1.475 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) industrial: 615.4 million cubic meters (2017 est.) agricultural: 14.67 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)	municipal: 1.23 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) industrial: 2.05 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) agricultural: 35.27 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
Waste and recycling	municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.5 million tons (2009 est.) municipal solid waste recycled annually: 112,500 tons (2010 est.) percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 2.5% (2010 est.)	municipal solid waste generated annually: 13.14 million tons (2015 est.)