Canada vs Venezuela: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Canada
4.1%
in 2024
Venezuela
3.8%
in 2024
Canada rank
6th
Venezuela rank
8th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Canada
- Venezuela
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4.1% against 3.8% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Venezuela ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Venezuela ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.9% | 40.2% | 38.3% | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 26.5% | 23.1% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 4.9% | 3.9% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 2.2% | 2.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 1.3% | 3.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Canada or Venezuela?
- Canada, at 4.1% against 3.8% in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Canada and Venezuela?
- 0.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Venezuela?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Venezuela rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Canada ranks 6th and Venezuela ranks 8th 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.