Azerbaijan vs Sudan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Azerbaijan
16.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Sudan
13.21 million tonnes
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
61st
Sudan rank
64th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Azerbaijan
- Sudan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 16.32 million tonnes against 13.21 million tonnes in Sudan, a difference of 3.11 million tonnes.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 61st and Sudan ranks 64th of 215 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1970s | 1.06 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 3.14 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 5.96 million tonnes | 128,491 tonnes | 5.83 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 8.17 million tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 6.08 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 12.50 million tonnes | 8.35 million tonnes | 4.15 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 15.43 million tonnes | 12.79 million tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Azerbaijan or Sudan?
- Azerbaijan, at 16.32 million tonnes against 13.21 million tonnes in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Azerbaijan and Sudan?
- 3.11 million tonnes, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Sudan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Azerbaijan ranks 61st and Sudan ranks 64th 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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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.