Argentina vs Gabon: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Argentina
0.6%
in 2024
Gabon
0.5%
in 2024
Argentina rank
27th
Gabon rank
29th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Argentina
- Gabon
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 27th and Gabon ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.4% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Argentina or Gabon?
- Argentina, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Argentina and Gabon?
- 0.1%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Gabon?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Gabon rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Argentina ranks 27th and Gabon ranks 29th 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.