Congo vs Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring

Congo

3.64 million tonnes

in 2024

Spain

3.53 million tonnes

in 2024

Congo rank

18th

Spain rank

20th

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

Congo currently reports 3.64 million tonnes against 3.53 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 107,690 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 18th and Spain ranks 20th 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.