Australia vs Qatar: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Australia
0.6086 tonnes per person
in 2024
Qatar
0.5723 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
Qatar rank
7th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Australia
- Qatar
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.6086 tonnes per person against 0.5723 tonnes per person in Qatar, a difference of 0.0363 tonnes per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Qatar ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 7th of 213 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.3706 tonnes per person | 6.75 tonnes per person | 6.38 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.3661 tonnes per person | 5.79 tonnes per person | 5.43 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.486 tonnes per person | 0.991 tonnes per person | 0.505 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.627 tonnes per person | 0.6439 tonnes per person | 0.0168 tonnes per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Australia or Qatar?
- Australia, at 0.6086 tonnes per person against 0.5723 tonnes per person in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Australia and Qatar?
- 0.0363 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Qatar?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Qatar rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Australia ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 7th 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.