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China vs Gabon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring

China
166.84 million tonnes
in 2024
Gabon
172.07 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
28th
Gabon rank
27th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • China
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 172.07 million tonnes against 166.84 million tonnes in China, a difference of 5.23 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was China ahead.

China ranks 28th and Gabon ranks 27th of 215 countries.

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About this data

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