Congo vs Kazakhstan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Congo
0.5747 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan
0.4812 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo rank
6th
Kazakhstan rank
9th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Congo
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.5747 tonnes per person against 0.4812 tonnes per person in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.0935 tonnes per person.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Congo ranks 6th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Kazakhstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970s | 0.2636 tonnes per person | 0.1043 tonnes per person | 0.1593 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.0759 tonnes per person | 0.0913 tonnes per person | 0.0154 tonnes per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 0.9449 tonnes per person | 0.3444 tonnes per person | 0.6005 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.8523 tonnes per person | 0.6536 tonnes per person | 0.1987 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.5208 tonnes per person | 0.7448 tonnes per person | 0.224 tonnes per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.544 tonnes per person | 0.4963 tonnes per person | 0.0476 tonnes per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Congo or Kazakhstan?
- Congo, at 0.5747 tonnes per person against 0.4812 tonnes per person in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Congo and Kazakhstan?
- 0.0935 tonnes per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kazakhstan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Kazakhstan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Congo ranks 6th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th 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.