South Korea vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring

South Korea
24,642 tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
21,984 tonnes
in 2024
South Korea rank
113th
Rwanda rank
116th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • South Korea
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 24,642 tonnes against 21,984 tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 2,658 tonnes.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Rwanda ahead.

South Korea ranks 113th and Rwanda ranks 116th 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.