Bolivia vs Norway: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Bolivia
49.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Norway
77.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Bolivia rank
45th
Norway rank
42nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Bolivia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 77.30 million tonnes against 49.36 million tonnes in Bolivia, a difference of 27.94 million tonnes.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Bolivia ranks 45th and Norway ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 373,433 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 373,433 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 6.85 million tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 12.07 million tonnes | 13.66 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1990s | 35.96 million tonnes | 29.20 million tonnes | 6.76 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 46.91 million tonnes | 49.85 million tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2010s | 48.62 million tonnes | 66.43 million tonnes | 17.81 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2020s | 49.17 million tonnes | 74.74 million tonnes | 25.57 million tonnes | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Bolivia or Norway?
- Norway, at 77.30 million tonnes against 49.36 million tonnes in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Bolivia and Norway?
- 27.94 million tonnes, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Norway?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Norway rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Bolivia ranks 45th and Norway ranks 42nd 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.