What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Equatorial Guinea and Yemen?

446,500 tonnes, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Yemen?

31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring

Equatorial Guinea

46.50 million tonnes

in 2024

Yemen

46.06 million tonnes

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea rank

46th

Yemen rank

47th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

Equatorial Guinea
Yemen

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 46.50 million tonnes against 46.06 million tonnes in Yemen, a difference of 446,500 tonnes.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th and Yemen ranks 47th of 215 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.72 million tonnes	2.89 million tonnes	1.84 million tonnes	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	22.22 million tonnes	13.40 million tonnes	8.82 million tonnes	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	40.28 million tonnes	34.03 million tonnes	6.24 million tonnes	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	45.69 million tonnes	44.09 million tonnes	1.60 million tonnes	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Equatorial Guinea or Yemen?: Equatorial Guinea, at 46.50 million tonnes against 46.06 million tonnes in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Equatorial Guinea and Yemen?: 446,500 tonnes, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Yemen?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Yemen rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th and Yemen ranks 47th 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

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.