China vs Congo: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring

China

1.0%

in 2024

Congo

0.9%

in 2024

China rank

15th

Congo rank

18th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

China currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 15th and Congo ranks 18th 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.