Angola vs Congo: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Angola
0.9%
in 2024
Congo
0.9%
in 2024
Angola rank
16th
Congo rank
18th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Angola
- Congo
How they compare
Angola currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 16th and Congo ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Angola |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Angola |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.8% | 2.3% | Angola |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1.6% | Angola |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | Angola |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Angola or Congo?
- Angola, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Angola and Congo?
- 0.0%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Congo rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Angola ranks 16th and Congo ranks 18th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.