Congo vs Iraq: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Congo
0.5747 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iraq
0.7424 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo rank
6th
Iraq rank
3rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Congo
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.7424 tonnes per person against 0.5747 tonnes per person in Congo, a difference of 0.1677 tonnes per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.
Congo ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 3rd of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2636 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.0759 tonnes per person | 0.6327 tonnes per person | 0.5569 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.9449 tonnes per person | 0.3623 tonnes per person | 0.5826 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.8523 tonnes per person | 0.4927 tonnes per person | 0.3596 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.5208 tonnes per person | 0.7521 tonnes per person | 0.2313 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.544 tonnes per person | 0.7601 tonnes per person | 0.2161 tonnes per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Congo or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.7424 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 Congo and Iraq?
- 0.1677 tonnes per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Iraq?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Iraq rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Congo ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 3rd 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.