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environmental2024

Cumulative 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
94,560,442.7tonnes
Median: 125,094.0tonnes
Countries Covered
213
with available data
Highest
United States of America
2,465,580,800.0tonnes
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America2,465,580,800.0tonnes
2Islamic Republic of Iran1,741,607,400.0tonnes
3Russian Federation1,737,787,600.0tonnes
4Nigeria1,569,676,400.0tonnes
5Venezuela1,232,087,400.0tonnes
By Region
North America908,061,309.3tonnes(4 countries)
Africa309,139,786.3tonnes(9 countries)
Asia231,575,517.0tonnes(27 countries)
Oceania188,729,446.0tonnes(2 countries)
South America135,956,278.0tonnes(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 (2,465,580,800.0tonnes)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 94,560,442.7tonnes)

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

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 ↕
1United States of America2,465,580,800.0tonnes
2Islamic Republic of Iran1,741,607,400.0tonnes
3Russian Federation1,737,787,600.0tonnes
4Nigeria1,569,676,400.0tonnes
5Venezuela1,232,087,400.0tonnes
6Saudi Arabia1,070,757,200.0tonnes
7Iraq946,270,600.0tonnes
8Algeria781,888,000.0tonnes
9Canada666,766,800.0tonnes
10Libya520,625,800.0tonnes
11Brazil507,683,650.0tonnes
12Mexico498,775,230.0tonnes
13United Arab Emirates433,454,750.0tonnes
14Indonesia429,704,130.0tonnes
15Kazakhstan375,062,900.0tonnes
16Kuwait354,189,300.0tonnes
17Australia345,165,120.0tonnes
18United Kingdom300,428,200.0tonnes
19Angola279,331,460.0tonnes
20Qatar215,791,600.0tonnes
21Oman194,948,740.0tonnes
22Malaysia181,490,510.0tonnes
23India178,047,140.0tonnes
24France177,106,240.0tonnes
25Ukraine177,043,300.0tonnes
26Argentina173,568,130.0tonnes
27Gabon172,069,300.0tonnes
28People's Republic of China166,835,870.0tonnes
29Egypt140,214,140.0tonnes
30Syrian Arab Republic133,210,800.0tonnes
31Poland126,208,620.0tonnes
32Uzbekistan117,060,270.0tonnes
33Trinidad and Tobago107,424,580.0tonnes
34Italy100,899,350.0tonnes
35Germany98,830,340.0tonnes
36Spain96,271,500.0tonnes
37Republic of the Congo95,522,210.0tonnes
38Ecuador88,275,940.0tonnes
39Chile82,887,530.0tonnes
40Turkmenistan82,653,710.0tonnes
41Brunei Darussalam81,094,850.0tonnes
42Norway77,302,840.0tonnes
43Colombia72,224,000.0tonnes
44Cameroon57,657,244.0tonnes
45Bolivia49,359,480.0tonnes
46Equatorial Guinea46,502,056.0tonnes
47Yemen46,055,600.0tonnes
48Vietnam41,301,590.0tonnes
49Romania34,315,124.0tonnes
50Netherlands33,313,986.0tonnes
51New Zealand32,293,772.0tonnes
52Pakistan30,232,452.0tonnes
53Peru27,054,696.0tonnes
54Portugal22,002,736.0tonnes
55Democratic Republic of the Congo20,890,236.0tonnes
56Croatia19,830,786.0tonnes
57Tunisia19,205,476.0tonnes
58Denmark19,069,228.0tonnes
59Japan17,192,320.0tonnes
60Sweden17,119,764.0tonnes
61Azerbaijan16,319,634.0tonnes
62Thailand14,477,277.0tonnes
63Hungary13,280,218.0tonnes
64Sudan13,206,338.0tonnes
65Lithuania13,124,089.0tonnes
66Bulgaria12,064,571.0tonnes
67Belarus10,162,448.0tonnes
68Czech Republic8,985,577.0tonnes
69Ghana6,924,510.0tonnes
70Myanmar6,544,073.0tonnes
71Papua New Guinea6,430,344.0tonnes
72Türkiye6,240,972.0tonnes
73Chad6,010,743.0tonnes
74Afghanistan5,956,043.0tonnes
75Kyrgyzstan5,556,566.0tonnes
76Austria4,967,463.0tonnes
77Slovenia4,888,884.0tonnes
78Iceland4,763,409.0tonnes
79Cote d'Ivoire4,303,804.0tonnes
80South Africa4,212,899.0tonnes
81Moldova, Republic of3,596,160.0tonnes
82Belgium3,585,962.0tonnes
83Philippines3,529,885.0tonnes
84Timor-Leste3,504,084.0tonnes
85Finland2,920,228.0tonnes
86Estonia2,841,748.0tonnes
87Georgia2,799,797.0tonnes
88Slovakia2,644,964.0tonnes
89Bahrain2,495,739.0tonnes
90Armenia2,156,493.0tonnes
91Tajikistan2,091,661.0tonnes
92Mozambique1,577,586.0tonnes
93Latvia1,558,317.0tonnes
94Guyana1,468,246.0tonnes
95Switzerland1,282,767.0tonnes
96Niger1,195,581.0tonnes
97Guatemala1,122,407.0tonnes
98Serbia1,056,580.0tonnes
99Cuba1,054,572.0tonnes
100Mauritania1,013,641.0tonnes
101Greece424,035.0tonnes
102Bangladesh374,435.0tonnes
103Bosnia and Herzegovina330,379.0tonnes
104The Republic of North Macedonia162,426.0tonnes
105Albania152,939.0tonnes
106Israel128,858.0tonnes
107Senegal125,094.0tonnes
108Mongolia113,694.0tonnes
109Barbados109,896.0tonnes
110Ireland103,754.0tonnes
111Jordan54,457.0tonnes
112Montenegro39,060.0tonnes
113South Korea24,642.0tonnes
114Cambodia23,701.0tonnes
115Belize22,358.0tonnes
116Rwanda21,984.0tonnes
117Ethiopia10,668.0tonnes
118United Republic of Tanzania9,039.0tonnes
119Suriname4,164.0tonnes
120Luxembourg1,631.0tonnes
121Burundi0.0tonnes
122Cape Verde0.0tonnes
123Central African Republic0.0tonnes
124Sri Lanka0.0tonnes
125Taiwan, Province of China0.0tonnes
126Comoros0.0tonnes
127Cook Islands0.0tonnes
128Costa Rica0.0tonnes
129Cyprus0.0tonnes
130Benin0.0tonnes
131Dominica0.0tonnes
132Dominican Republic0.0tonnes
133El Salvador0.0tonnes
134Eritrea0.0tonnes
135Faroe Islands0.0tonnes
136Fiji0.0tonnes
137French Polynesia0.0tonnes
138Djibouti0.0tonnes
139Republic of The Gambia0.0tonnes
140State of Palestine0.0tonnes
141Kiribati0.0tonnes
142Greenland0.0tonnes
143Grenada0.0tonnes
144Guinea0.0tonnes
145Haiti0.0tonnes
146Honduras0.0tonnes
147Hong Kong0.0tonnes
148Jamaica0.0tonnes
149Kenya0.0tonnes
150North Korea0.0tonnes
151Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0tonnes
152Lebanon0.0tonnes
153Lesotho0.0tonnes
154Liberia0.0tonnes
155Liechtenstein0.0tonnes
156Macao0.0tonnes
157Madagascar0.0tonnes
158Malawi0.0tonnes
159Maldives0.0tonnes
160Mali0.0tonnes
161Malta0.0tonnes
162Mauritius0.0tonnes
163Montserrat0.0tonnes
164Morocco0.0tonnes
165Namibia0.0tonnes
166Nauru0.0tonnes
167Nepal0.0tonnes
168Curaçao0.0tonnes
169Aruba0.0tonnes
170Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0tonnes
171Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0tonnes
172New Caledonia0.0tonnes
173Vanuatu0.0tonnes
174Nicaragua0.0tonnes
175Niue0.0tonnes
176Micronesia, Federated States of0.0tonnes
177Marshall Islands0.0tonnes
178Palau0.0tonnes
179Panama0.0tonnes
180Paraguay0.0tonnes
181Guinea-Bissau0.0tonnes
182Saint Helena0.0tonnes
183Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0tonnes
184Anguilla0.0tonnes
185Saint Lucia0.0tonnes
186Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0tonnes
187Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0tonnes
188Sao Tome and Principe0.0tonnes
189Seychelles0.0tonnes
190Sierra Leone0.0tonnes
191Singapore0.0tonnes
192Somalia0.0tonnes
193Zimbabwe0.0tonnes
194South Sudan0.0tonnes
195Eswatini0.0tonnes
196Togo0.0tonnes
197Tonga0.0tonnes
198Turks and Caicos Islands0.0tonnes
199Tuvalu0.0tonnes
200Uganda0.0tonnes
201Burkina Faso0.0tonnes
202Uruguay0.0tonnes
203Wallis and Futuna0.0tonnes
204Samoa0.0tonnes
205Zambia0.0tonnes
206Andorra0.0tonnes
207Antigua and Barbuda0.0tonnes
208Bahamas0.0tonnes
209Bermuda0.0tonnes
210Bhutan0.0tonnes
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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