environmental2024
Share of global 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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.5%
Median: 0.0%
Countries Covered
213
with available data
Highest
Russian Federation
16.2%
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Russian Federation16.2%
2United States of America14.8%
3Islamic Republic of Iran10.3%
4Iraq8.2%
5Brazil4.2%
By Region
North America5.4%(4 countries)
Oceania2.1%(2 countries)
Asia1.0%(27 countries)
Africa0.9%(9 countries)
South America0.8%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (16.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.5%)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 16.2% |
| 2 | United States of America | 14.8% |
| 3 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 10.3% |
| 4 | Iraq | 8.2% |
| 5 | Brazil | 4.2% |
| 6 | Canada | 4.1% |
| 7 | Australia | 3.9% |
| 8 | Venezuela | 3.8% |
| 9 | Algeria | 3.6% |
| 10 | Nigeria | 2.9% |
| 11 | Libya | 2.8% |
| 12 | Mexico | 2.6% |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 2.4% |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 1.1% |
| 15 | People's Republic of China | 1.0% |
| 16 | Angola | 0.9% |
| 17 | Oman | 0.9% |
| 18 | Republic of the Congo | 0.9% |
| 19 | Poland | 0.9% |
| 20 | Spain | 0.8% |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 0.8% |
| 22 | Indonesia | 0.8% |
| 23 | Ecuador | 0.7% |
| 24 | Egypt | 0.7% |
| 25 | Malaysia | 0.7% |
| 26 | India | 0.7% |
| 27 | Argentina | 0.6% |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 0.6% |
| 29 | Gabon | 0.5% |
| 30 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.5% |
| 31 | Ukraine | 0.5% |
| 32 | Qatar | 0.4% |
| 33 | Italy | 0.4% |
| 34 | France | 0.4% |
| 35 | Germany | 0.4% |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 0.4% |
| 37 | Norway | 0.4% |
| 38 | Kuwait | 0.3% |
| 39 | Vietnam | 0.3% |
| 40 | Cameroon | 0.3% |
| 41 | Portugal | 0.2% |
| 42 | Netherlands | 0.2% |
| 43 | New Zealand | 0.2% |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 0.2% |
| 45 | Romania | 0.2% |
| 46 | Ghana | 0.2% |
| 47 | Yemen | 0.2% |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 0.2% |
| 49 | Colombia | 0.1% |
| 50 | Pakistan | 0.1% |
| 51 | Thailand | 0.1% |
| 52 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1% |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% |
| 54 | Chad | 0.1% |
| 55 | Japan | 0.1% |
| 56 | Tunisia | 0.1% |
| 57 | Croatia | 0.1% |
| 58 | Türkiye | 0.1% |
| 59 | Peru | 0.1% |
| 60 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 61 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% |
| 63 | Guyana | 0.0% |
| 64 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 65 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 66 | Mozambique | 0.0% |
| 67 | Hungary | 0.0% |
| 68 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 69 | Bolivia | 0.0% |
| 70 | Senegal | 0.0% |
| 71 | Denmark | 0.0% |
| 72 | Philippines | 0.0% |
| 73 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 74 | Cuba | 0.0% |
| 75 | Guatemala | 0.0% |
| 76 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 77 | Slovakia | 0.0% |
| 78 | Belgium | 0.0% |
| 79 | Austria | 0.0% |
| 80 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% |
| 81 | Niger | 0.0% |
| 82 | Israel | 0.0% |
| 83 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 84 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 0.0% |
| 86 | Sudan | 0.0% |
| 87 | Myanmar | 0.0% |
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% |
| 89 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 90 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 91 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 92 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 93 | Chile | 0.0% |
| 94 | Belize | 0.0% |
| 95 | Mauritania | 0.0% |
| 96 | South Africa | 0.0% |
| 97 | Greece | 0.0% |
| 98 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 99 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 100 | Ireland | 0.0% |
| 101 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0% |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 103 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 104 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 105 | Burundi | 0.0% |
| 106 | Cambodia | 0.0% |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 0.0% |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% |
| 110 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0% |
| 111 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 112 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 0.0% |
| 114 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 115 | Benin | 0.0% |
| 116 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% |
| 118 | El Salvador | 0.0% |
| 119 | Ethiopia | 0.0% |
| 120 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 121 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 122 | Fiji | 0.0% |
| 123 | French Polynesia | 0.0% |
| 124 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 125 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 126 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 127 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 128 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 129 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 130 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 131 | Guinea | 0.0% |
| 132 | Haiti | 0.0% |
| 133 | Honduras | 0.0% |
| 134 | Hong Kong | 0.0% |
| 135 | Jamaica | 0.0% |
| 136 | Kenya | 0.0% |
| 137 | North Korea | 0.0% |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 139 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% |
| 140 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 141 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 142 | Liberia | 0.0% |
| 143 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% |
| 144 | Macao | 0.0% |
| 145 | Madagascar | 0.0% |
| 146 | Malawi | 0.0% |
| 147 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 148 | Mali | 0.0% |
| 149 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 150 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 151 | Mongolia | 0.0% |
| 152 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 153 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 154 | Montserrat | 0.0% |
| 155 | Morocco | 0.0% |
| 156 | Namibia | 0.0% |
| 157 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 158 | Nepal | 0.0% |
| 159 | Curaçao | 0.0% |
| 160 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 161 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% |
| 162 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0% |
| 163 | New Caledonia | 0.0% |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 0.0% |
| 165 | Nicaragua | 0.0% |
| 166 | Niue | 0.0% |
| 167 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 168 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% |
| 169 | Palau | 0.0% |
| 170 | Panama | 0.0% |
| 171 | Paraguay | 0.0% |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% |
| 173 | Rwanda | 0.0% |
| 174 | Saint Helena | 0.0% |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 176 | Anguilla | 0.0% |
| 177 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% |
| 178 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% |
| 181 | Serbia | 0.0% |
| 182 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 183 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% |
| 184 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 185 | Somalia | 0.0% |
| 186 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% |
| 187 | South Sudan | 0.0% |
| 188 | Suriname | 0.0% |
| 189 | Eswatini | 0.0% |
| 190 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 191 | Togo | 0.0% |
| 192 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% |
| 194 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 195 | Uganda | 0.0% |
| 196 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% |
| 197 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% |
| 198 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 199 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0% |
| 200 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 201 | Zambia | 0.0% |
| 202 | Afghanistan | 0.0% |
| 203 | Andorra | 0.0% |
| 204 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% |
| 205 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 206 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 207 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 208 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 209 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 210 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 211 | Botswana | 0.0% |
| 212 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% |
| 213 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0% |
Showing 213 of 213 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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