China vs Congo: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring

China
4.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Congo
3.64 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
15th
Congo rank
18th

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • China
  • Congo
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How they compare

China currently reports 4.01 million tonnes against 3.64 million tonnes in Congo, a difference of 373,360 tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 15th and Congo ranks 18th of 215 countries.

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