Japan vs Tunisia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Japan
17.19 million tonnes
in 2024
Tunisia
19.21 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
59th
Tunisia rank
57th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Japan
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 19.21 million tonnes against 17.19 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 2.01 million tonnes.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 59th and Tunisia ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 465,786 tonnes | 122,322 tonnes | 343,464 tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.19 million tonnes | 561,398 tonnes | 631,602 tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.02 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 8.17 million tonnes | 6.15 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 13.36 million tonnes | 13.85 million tonnes | 496,613 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 16.51 million tonnes | 18.43 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Japan or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 19.21 million tonnes against 17.19 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Japan and Tunisia?
- 2.01 million tonnes, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tunisia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Tunisia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Japan ranks 59th and Tunisia ranks 57th 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.