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

Democratic Republic of Congo

174,821 tonnes

in 2024

Iceland

172,186 tonnes

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

64th

Iceland rank

65th

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 174,821 tonnes against 172,186 tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 2,635 tonnes.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 64th and Iceland ranks 65th 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.