Australia vs Congo: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Australia
0.6086 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo
0.5747 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
Congo rank
6th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Australia
- Congo
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.6086 tonnes per person against 0.5747 tonnes per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0339 tonnes per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Congo ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Congo ranks 6th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 0.0785 tonnes per person | 0.0561 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.3706 tonnes per person | 0.9449 tonnes per person | 0.5743 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.3661 tonnes per person | 0.8523 tonnes per person | 0.4862 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.486 tonnes per person | 0.5208 tonnes per person | 0.0347 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.627 tonnes per person | 0.544 tonnes per person | 0.0831 tonnes per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Australia or Congo?
- Australia, at 0.6086 tonnes per person against 0.5747 tonnes per person in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Australia and Congo?
- 0.0339 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Congo rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Australia ranks 5th and Congo ranks 6th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.