Congo vs Germany: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring

Congo

95.52 million tonnes

in 2024

Germany

98.83 million tonnes

in 2024

Congo rank

37th

Germany rank

35th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

Germany currently reports 98.83 million tonnes against 95.52 million tonnes in Congo, a difference of 3.31 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 37th and Germany ranks 35th 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.