environmental2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring (per capita)
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.1tonnes per person
Median: 0.0tonnes per person
Countries Covered
213
with available data
Highest
Libya
1.6tonnes per person
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0tonnes per person
Top 5 Countries
1Libya1.6tonnes per person
2Gabon0.9tonnes per person
3Iraq0.7tonnes per person
4Oman0.7tonnes per person
5Australia0.6tonnes per person
By Region
Oceania0.4tonnes per person(2 countries)
North America0.2tonnes per person(4 countries)
Asia0.1tonnes per person(27 countries)
Africa0.1tonnes per person(9 countries)
Europe0.1tonnes per person(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0tonnes per person)High (1.6tonnes per person)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.1tonnes per person)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Other (132)
South America (7)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 1.6tonnes per person |
| 2 | Gabon | 0.9tonnes per person |
| 3 | Iraq | 0.7tonnes per person |
| 4 | Oman | 0.7tonnes per person |
| 5 | Australia | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 6 | Republic of the Congo | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 7 | Qatar | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 8 | Venezuela | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 10 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 12 | Iceland | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 13 | Canada | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 14 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 15 | Turkmenistan | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 16 | Algeria | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 17 | Norway | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 18 | Kuwait | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 19 | Guyana | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 21 | New Zealand | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 22 | United States of America | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 23 | Ecuador | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 28 | Angola | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 29 | Portugal | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 30 | Poland | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 31 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 32 | Brazil | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 33 | Mexico | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 34 | Malaysia | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 35 | Croatia | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 36 | Bahrain | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 37 | Spain | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 38 | Lithuania | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 39 | Netherlands | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 40 | Argentina | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 41 | Ukraine | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 42 | Nigeria | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 44 | Slovenia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 45 | Romania | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 46 | Cameroon | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 48 | Italy | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 49 | Egypt | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 50 | Tunisia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 51 | France | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 52 | Timor-Leste | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 54 | Ghana | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 55 | Germany | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 56 | Denmark | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 57 | Yemen | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 58 | Chad | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 59 | Finland | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 60 | Hungary | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 61 | Slovakia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 62 | Belize | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 63 | Indonesia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 64 | Vietnam | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 65 | Colombia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 66 | Bolivia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 67 | Cuba | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 68 | Austria | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 69 | Belgium | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 70 | Israel | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 71 | Peru | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 72 | Senegal | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 73 | Thailand | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 74 | Guatemala | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 75 | Mozambique | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 76 | Czech Republic | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 77 | People's Republic of China | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 78 | Japan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 79 | Türkiye | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 80 | Niger | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 82 | India | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 83 | Pakistan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 86 | Switzerland | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 87 | Sweden | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 88 | Mauritania | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 89 | Philippines | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 90 | Belarus | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 91 | Sudan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 92 | Myanmar | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 93 | Greece | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 94 | Chile | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 95 | Albania | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 96 | Jordan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 98 | South Korea | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 99 | South Africa | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 100 | Ireland | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 102 | Estonia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 103 | Latvia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 104 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 105 | Burundi | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 106 | Cambodia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 110 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 111 | Comoros | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 112 | Cook Islands | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 114 | Cyprus | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 115 | Benin | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 116 | Dominica | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 118 | El Salvador | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 119 | Ethiopia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 120 | Eritrea | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 121 | Faroe Islands | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 122 | Fiji | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 123 | French Polynesia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 124 | Djibouti | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 125 | Georgia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 126 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 127 | State of Palestine | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 128 | Kiribati | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 129 | Greenland | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 130 | Grenada | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 131 | Guinea | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 132 | Haiti | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 133 | Honduras | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 134 | Hong Kong | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 135 | Jamaica | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 136 | Kenya | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 137 | North Korea | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 139 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 140 | Lebanon | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 141 | Lesotho | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 142 | Liberia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 143 | Liechtenstein | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 144 | Macao | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 145 | Madagascar | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 146 | Malawi | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 147 | Maldives | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 148 | Mali | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 149 | Malta | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 150 | Mauritius | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 151 | Mongolia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 152 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 153 | Montenegro | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 154 | Montserrat | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 155 | Morocco | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 156 | Namibia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 157 | Nauru | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 158 | Nepal | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 159 | Curaçao | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 160 | Aruba | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 161 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 162 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 163 | New Caledonia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 165 | Nicaragua | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 166 | Niue | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 167 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 168 | Marshall Islands | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 169 | Palau | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 170 | Panama | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 171 | Paraguay | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 173 | Rwanda | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 174 | Saint Helena | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 176 | Anguilla | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 177 | Saint Lucia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 178 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 181 | Serbia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 182 | Seychelles | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 183 | Sierra Leone | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 184 | Singapore | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 185 | Somalia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 186 | Zimbabwe | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 187 | South Sudan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 188 | Suriname | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 189 | Eswatini | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 190 | Tajikistan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 191 | Togo | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 192 | Tonga | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 194 | Tuvalu | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 195 | Uganda | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 196 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 197 | Burkina Faso | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 198 | Uruguay | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 199 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 200 | Samoa | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 201 | Zambia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 202 | Afghanistan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 203 | Andorra | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 204 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 205 | Bahamas | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 206 | Armenia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 207 | Barbados | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 208 | Bermuda | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 209 | Bhutan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 210 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 211 | Botswana | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 212 | Solomon Islands | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 213 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0tonnes per person |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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