Equatorial Guinea vs Norway: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring

Equatorial Guinea
0.2085 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway
0.2678 tonnes per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Norway rank
17th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.2678 tonnes per person against 0.2085 tonnes per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0593 tonnes per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Norway ranks 17th of 213 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 2.53 tonnes per person 0.4609 tonnes per person 2.07 tonnes per person Equatorial Guinea
2000s 2.61 tonnes per person 0.4389 tonnes per person 2.17 tonnes per person Equatorial Guinea
2010s 0.8333 tonnes per person 0.2618 tonnes per person 0.5715 tonnes per person Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.2788 tonnes per person 0.1948 tonnes per person 0.0839 tonnes per person Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Equatorial Guinea or Norway?
Norway, at 0.2678 tonnes per person against 0.2085 tonnes per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Equatorial Guinea and Norway?
0.0593 tonnes per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Norway?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Norway rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Norway ranks 17th 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

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

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