Angola vs China: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring

Angola

0.9%

in 2024

China

1.0%

in 2024

Angola rank

16th

China rank

15th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

China currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Angola, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 16th and China ranks 15th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 9,653 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.