Belarus vs Papua New Guinea: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring

Belarus
6,362 tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
17,183 tonnes
in 2024
Belarus rank
91st
Papua New Guinea rank
88th

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 17,183 tonnes against 6,362 tonnes in Belarus, a difference of 10,821 tonnes.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.7 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th of 215 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 6,301 tonnes 137,788 tonnes 131,487 tonnes Papua New Guinea
2000s 6,480 tonnes 364,348 tonnes 357,868 tonnes Papua New Guinea
2010s 6,238 tonnes 142,882 tonnes 136,645 tonnes Papua New Guinea
2020s 6,349 tonnes 106,261 tonnes 99,913 tonnes Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from flaring, Belarus or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 17,183 tonnes against 6,362 tonnes in Belarus as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from flaring between Belarus and Papua New Guinea?
10,821 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Papua New Guinea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from flaring?
Belarus ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th 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.