Angola vs China: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring

Angola

3.87 million tonnes

in 2024

China

4.01 million tonnes

in 2024

Angola rank

16th

China rank

15th

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

China currently reports 4.01 million tonnes against 3.87 million tonnes in Angola, a difference of 138,630 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 16th and China ranks 15th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes.