Angola vs Kazakhstan: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring

Angola
3.87 million tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan
9.91 million tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
16th
Kazakhstan rank
13th

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • Angola
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 9.91 million tonnes against 3.87 million tonnes in Angola, a difference of 6.03 million tonnes.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 2.6 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 16th and Kazakhstan ranks 13th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.81 million tonnes 1.44 million tonnes 360,494 tonnes Angola
1980s 2.34 million tonnes 1.47 million tonnes 869,993 tonnes Angola
1990s 6.88 million tonnes 5.83 million tonnes 1.06 million tonnes Angola
2000s 8.56 million tonnes 10.47 million tonnes 1.92 million tonnes Kazakhstan
2010s 6.61 million tonnes 13.32 million tonnes 6.71 million tonnes Kazakhstan
2020s 3.47 million tonnes 9.94 million tonnes 6.47 million tonnes Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from flaring, Angola or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 9.91 million tonnes against 3.87 million tonnes in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from flaring between Angola and Kazakhstan?
6.03 million tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Kazakhstan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Angola and Kazakhstan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from flaring?
Angola ranks 16th and Kazakhstan ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

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