Angola vs Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring

Angola

279.33 million tonnes

in 2024

Kuwait

354.19 million tonnes

in 2024

Angola rank

19th

Kuwait rank

16th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

Kuwait currently reports 354.19 million tonnes against 279.33 million tonnes in Angola, a difference of 74.86 million tonnes.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Angola's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 16th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative 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

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.