Australia vs Congo: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita)
Australia
12.69 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo
15.08 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
19th
Congo rank
17th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita) over time
- Australia
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 15.08 tonnes per person against 12.69 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 2.39 tonnes per person.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 19th and Congo ranks 17th of 204 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0857 tonnes per person | 2.47 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 2.97 tonnes per person | 4.87 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 5.56 tonnes per person | 10.55 tonnes per person | 4.99 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 8.38 tonnes per person | 13.37 tonnes per person | 4.99 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 11.9 tonnes per person | 14.69 tonnes per person | 2.8 tonnes per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita, Australia or Congo?
- Congo, at 15.08 tonnes per person against 12.69 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita between Australia and Congo?
- 2.39 tonnes per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Congo rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita?
- Australia ranks 19th and Congo ranks 17th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.