Congo vs Venezuela: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Congo
0.5747 tonnes per person
in 2024
Venezuela
0.5502 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo rank
6th
Venezuela rank
8th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Congo
- Venezuela
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.5747 tonnes per person against 0.5502 tonnes per person in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0245 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Venezuela ahead.
Congo ranks 6th and Venezuela ranks 8th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes per person | 5.52 tonnes per person | 5.52 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.2636 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.0759 tonnes per person | 0.2993 tonnes per person | 0.2234 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.9449 tonnes per person | 0.187 tonnes per person | 0.7579 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.8523 tonnes per person | 0.171 tonnes per person | 0.6813 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.5208 tonnes per person | 0.4971 tonnes per person | 0.0236 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.544 tonnes per person | 0.5577 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Congo or Venezuela?
- Congo, at 0.5747 tonnes per person against 0.5502 tonnes per person in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Congo and Venezuela?
- 0.0245 tonnes per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Venezuela?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Venezuela rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Congo ranks 6th and Venezuela ranks 8th 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.