Syria: Oil revenue

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 Syria

Revenue minus production cost of oil, percent of GDP

 Latest value 4.02
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2020
 Average 6.72
 Min - Max 1.52 - 18.87
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2020 is 4.02 percent, an increase from 2.47 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 1.59 percent, based on data from 183 countries. Historically, the average for Syria from 1970 to 2020 is 6.72 percent. The minimum value, 1.52 percent, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 18.87 percent was recorded in 2011. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Syria - Oil revenue - Recent values chart

Historical series
Syria - Oil revenue - historical chart - 1970-2020




Definition: Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.

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 Carbon intensity 0.25 2022 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP
 Energy use per $1000 GDP 160.59 2014 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Electricity from renewable sources, kWh 0.00 2015 million kWh
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 26 2023 Mt CO2 eq
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita 1.08 2023 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita
 Greenhouse gas emissions 47,112 2020 kt of CO2 equivalent
 Energy imports 47.83 2014 percent
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 Natural gas revenue 2.33 2020 percent
 Access to electricity 89.00 2022 percent
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