Congo vs Qatar: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Congo
0.5747 tonnes per person
in 2024
Qatar
0.5723 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo rank
6th
Qatar rank
7th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Congo
- Qatar
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.5747 tonnes per person against 0.5723 tonnes per person in Qatar, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Congo ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 7th of 213 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2636 tonnes per person | 37.65 tonnes per person | 37.39 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.0759 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.9449 tonnes per person | 6.75 tonnes per person | 5.81 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.8523 tonnes per person | 5.79 tonnes per person | 4.94 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.5208 tonnes per person | 0.991 tonnes per person | 0.4703 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.544 tonnes per person | 0.6439 tonnes per person | 0.0999 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, Congo or Qatar?
- Congo, at 0.5747 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 Congo and Qatar?
- 0.0024 tonnes per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Qatar?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Qatar rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Congo ranks 6th 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.