China vs Niger: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring

China

0.0028 tonnes per person

in 2024

Niger

0.0024 tonnes per person

in 2024

China rank

77th

Niger rank

80th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

China currently reports 0.0028 tonnes per person against 0.0024 tonnes per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0004 tonnes per person.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was China ahead.

China ranks 77th and Niger ranks 80th of 213 countries.

Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 12,147 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.