Australia vs Congo: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita

Australia
0.5979 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo
0.5747 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
6th
Congo rank
7th

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Congo
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.5979 tonnes per person against 0.5747 tonnes per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0232 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Congo ahead.

Australia ranks 6th and Congo ranks 7th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Congo Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0224 tonnes per person 0.0785 tonnes per person 0.0561 tonnes per person Congo
1990s 0.3725 tonnes per person 0.9449 tonnes per person 0.5725 tonnes per person Congo
2000s 0.3681 tonnes per person 0.8523 tonnes per person 0.4842 tonnes per person Congo
2010s 0.4888 tonnes per person 0.5208 tonnes per person 0.032 tonnes per person Congo
2020s 0.6266 tonnes per person 0.544 tonnes per person 0.0826 tonnes per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita, Australia or Congo?
Australia, at 0.5979 tonnes per person against 0.5747 tonnes per person in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita between Australia and Congo?
0.0232 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo?
38 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Australia and Congo rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita?
Australia ranks 6th and Congo ranks 7th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,636 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.