Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guyana: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring

Democratic Republic of Congo

174,821 tonnes

in 2024

Guyana

175,254 tonnes

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

64th

Guyana rank

63rd

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

Guyana currently reports 175,254 tonnes against 174,821 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 433 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 64th and Guyana ranks 63rd 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.