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environmental2024

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•213 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,951,679.1tonnes
Median: 0.0tonnes
Countries Covered
213
with available data
Highest
Russian Federation
67,359,300.0tonnes
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1Russian Federation67,359,300.0tonnes
2United States of America61,328,160.0tonnes
3Islamic Republic of Iran42,891,372.0tonnes
4Iraq34,182,330.0tonnes
5Brazil17,505,000.0tonnes
By Region
North America22,324,656.5tonnes(4 countries)
Oceania8,615,685.0tonnes(2 countries)
Asia4,152,730.5tonnes(27 countries)
Africa3,855,683.7tonnes(9 countries)
South America3,419,489.0tonnes(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0tonnes)High (67,359,300.0tonnes)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,951,679.1tonnes)

North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Asia (27)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Other (132)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Russian Federation67,359,300.0tonnes
2United States of America61,328,160.0tonnes
3Islamic Republic of Iran42,891,372.0tonnes
4Iraq34,182,330.0tonnes
5Brazil17,505,000.0tonnes
6Canada17,121,362.0tonnes
7Australia16,258,947.0tonnes
8Venezuela15,628,158.0tonnes
9Algeria14,818,216.0tonnes
10Nigeria12,181,573.0tonnes
11Libya11,797,094.0tonnes
12Mexico10,762,474.0tonnes
13Kazakhstan9,908,406.0tonnes
14Saudi Arabia4,622,074.0tonnes
15People's Republic of China4,013,123.0tonnes
16Angola3,874,492.0tonnes
17Oman3,824,691.0tonnes
18Republic of the Congo3,639,755.0tonnes
19Poland3,570,942.0tonnes
20Spain3,532,068.0tonnes
21United Kingdom3,420,373.0tonnes
22Indonesia3,201,414.0tonnes
23Ecuador3,094,781.0tonnes
24Egypt3,058,892.0tonnes
25Malaysia2,879,145.0tonnes
26India2,790,540.0tonnes
27Argentina2,537,511.0tonnes
28Turkmenistan2,528,243.0tonnes
29Gabon2,269,160.0tonnes
30Syrian Arab Republic2,143,933.0tonnes
31Ukraine2,077,603.1tonnes
32Qatar1,744,753.0tonnes
33Italy1,740,625.0tonnes
34France1,660,089.0tonnes
35Germany1,650,661.0tonnes
36United Arab Emirates1,520,412.0tonnes
37Norway1,493,173.0tonnes
38Kuwait1,139,186.0tonnes
39Vietnam1,129,147.0tonnes
40Cameroon1,097,694.0tonnes
41Portugal1,023,553.9tonnes
42Netherlands1,023,004.1tonnes
43New Zealand972,423.0tonnes
44Uzbekistan829,550.0tonnes
45Romania795,922.0tonnes
46Ghana763,017.0tonnes
47Yemen703,552.0tonnes
48Bulgaria692,923.0tonnes
49Colombia579,792.0tonnes
50Pakistan467,744.0tonnes
51Thailand395,138.0tonnes
52Equatorial Guinea394,574.0tonnes
53Azerbaijan372,014.0tonnes
54Chad349,943.0tonnes
55Japan335,664.0tonnes
56Tunisia320,145.0tonnes
57Croatia304,075.0tonnes
58Türkiye213,937.0tonnes
59Peru213,436.0tonnes
60Lithuania197,842.0tonnes
61Brunei Darussalam190,331.0tonnes
62Trinidad and Tobago178,431.0tonnes
63Guyana175,254.0tonnes
64Democratic Republic of the Congo174,821.0tonnes
65Iceland172,186.0tonnes
66Mozambique146,490.0tonnes
67Hungary145,572.0tonnes
68Bahrain122,651.0tonnes
69Bolivia122,031.0tonnes
70Senegal113,740.0tonnes
71Denmark111,243.0tonnes
72Philippines110,149.0tonnes
73Slovenia98,870.0tonnes
74Cuba91,406.0tonnes
75Guatemala86,630.0tonnes
76Finland85,634.0tonnes
77Slovakia81,545.0tonnes
78Belgium74,122.0tonnes
79Austria73,842.0tonnes
80Cote d'Ivoire66,138.0tonnes
81Niger64,785.0tonnes
82Israel59,239.0tonnes
83Czech Republic36,769.0tonnes
84Timor-Leste33,953.0tonnes
85Bangladesh22,692.0tonnes
86Sudan21,733.0tonnes
87Myanmar18,950.0tonnes
88Papua New Guinea17,183.0tonnes
89Switzerland14,012.0tonnes
90Sweden12,354.0tonnes
91Belarus6,362.0tonnes
92South Korea6,083.0tonnes
93Chile5,903.0tonnes
94Belize5,358.0tonnes
95Mauritania5,302.0tonnes
96South Africa4,963.0tonnes
97Greece3,082.0tonnes
98Jordan1,560.0tonnes
99Albania658.0tonnes
100Ireland261.0tonnes
101United Republic of Tanzania188.0tonnes
102Luxembourg29.0tonnes
103Estonia21.0tonnes
104Latvia8.0tonnes
105Burundi0.0tonnes
106Cambodia0.0tonnes
107Cape Verde0.0tonnes
108Central African Republic0.0tonnes
109Sri Lanka0.0tonnes
110Taiwan, Province of China0.0tonnes
111Comoros0.0tonnes
112Cook Islands0.0tonnes
113Costa Rica0.0tonnes
114Cyprus0.0tonnes
115Benin0.0tonnes
116Dominica0.0tonnes
117Dominican Republic0.0tonnes
118El Salvador0.0tonnes
119Ethiopia0.0tonnes
120Eritrea0.0tonnes
121Faroe Islands0.0tonnes
122Fiji0.0tonnes
123French Polynesia0.0tonnes
124Djibouti0.0tonnes
125Georgia0.0tonnes
126Republic of The Gambia0.0tonnes
127State of Palestine0.0tonnes
128Kiribati0.0tonnes
129Greenland0.0tonnes
130Grenada0.0tonnes
131Guinea0.0tonnes
132Haiti0.0tonnes
133Honduras0.0tonnes
134Hong Kong0.0tonnes
135Jamaica0.0tonnes
136Kenya0.0tonnes
137North Korea0.0tonnes
138Kyrgyzstan0.0tonnes
139Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0tonnes
140Lebanon0.0tonnes
141Lesotho0.0tonnes
142Liberia0.0tonnes
143Liechtenstein0.0tonnes
144Macao0.0tonnes
145Madagascar0.0tonnes
146Malawi0.0tonnes
147Maldives0.0tonnes
148Mali0.0tonnes
149Malta0.0tonnes
150Mauritius0.0tonnes
151Mongolia0.0tonnes
152Moldova, Republic of0.0tonnes
153Montenegro0.0tonnes
154Montserrat0.0tonnes
155Morocco0.0tonnes
156Namibia0.0tonnes
157Nauru0.0tonnes
158Nepal0.0tonnes
159Curaçao0.0tonnes
160Aruba0.0tonnes
161Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0tonnes
162Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0tonnes
163New Caledonia0.0tonnes
164Vanuatu0.0tonnes
165Nicaragua0.0tonnes
166Niue0.0tonnes
167Micronesia, Federated States of0.0tonnes
168Marshall Islands0.0tonnes
169Palau0.0tonnes
170Panama0.0tonnes
171Paraguay0.0tonnes
172Guinea-Bissau0.0tonnes
173Rwanda0.0tonnes
174Saint Helena0.0tonnes
175Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0tonnes
176Anguilla0.0tonnes
177Saint Lucia0.0tonnes
178Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0tonnes
179Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0tonnes
180Sao Tome and Principe0.0tonnes
181Serbia0.0tonnes
182Seychelles0.0tonnes
183Sierra Leone0.0tonnes
184Singapore0.0tonnes
185Somalia0.0tonnes
186Zimbabwe0.0tonnes
187South Sudan0.0tonnes
188Suriname0.0tonnes
189Eswatini0.0tonnes
190Tajikistan0.0tonnes
191Togo0.0tonnes
192Tonga0.0tonnes
193Turks and Caicos Islands0.0tonnes
194Tuvalu0.0tonnes
195Uganda0.0tonnes
196The Republic of North Macedonia0.0tonnes
197Burkina Faso0.0tonnes
198Uruguay0.0tonnes
199Wallis and Futuna0.0tonnes
200Samoa0.0tonnes
201Zambia0.0tonnes
202Afghanistan0.0tonnes
203Andorra0.0tonnes
204Antigua and Barbuda0.0tonnes
205Bahamas0.0tonnes
206Armenia0.0tonnes
207Barbados0.0tonnes
208Bermuda0.0tonnes
209Bhutan0.0tonnes
210Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0tonnes
211Botswana0.0tonnes
212Solomon Islands0.0tonnes
213Virgin Islands, British0.0tonnes
Showing 213 of 213 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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