Azerbaijan vs Denmark: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring

Azerbaijan
16.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Denmark
19.07 million tonnes
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
61st
Denmark rank
58th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Denmark
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M183019272024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 19.07 million tonnes against 16.32 million tonnes in Azerbaijan, a difference of 2.75 million tonnes.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 61st and Denmark ranks 58th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Denmark Difference Ahead
1970s 1.30 million tonnes 575,247 tonnes 726,631 tonnes Azerbaijan
1980s 3.14 million tonnes 2.80 million tonnes 340,885 tonnes Azerbaijan
1990s 5.96 million tonnes 7.17 million tonnes 1.21 million tonnes Denmark
2000s 8.17 million tonnes 13.75 million tonnes 5.58 million tonnes Denmark
2010s 12.50 million tonnes 17.44 million tonnes 4.93 million tonnes Denmark
2020s 15.43 million tonnes 18.85 million tonnes 3.42 million tonnes Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Azerbaijan or Denmark?
Denmark, at 19.07 million tonnes against 16.32 million tonnes in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Azerbaijan and Denmark?
2.75 million tonnes, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Denmark?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Denmark rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
Azerbaijan ranks 61st and Denmark ranks 58th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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

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