Egypt vs India: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring

Egypt
0.7%
in 2024
India
0.7%
in 2024
Egypt rank
24th
India rank
26th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • Egypt
  • India
02468196219932024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in India, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 24th and India ranks 26th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Egypt
1970s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Egypt
1980s 0.0% 3.0% 3.0% India
1990s 1.2% 0.7% 0.5% Egypt
2000s 1.0% 0.5% 0.4% Egypt
2010s 1.2% 0.8% 0.4% Egypt
2020s 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Egypt or India?
Egypt, at 0.7% against 0.7% in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Egypt and India?
0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
52 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Egypt and India rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
Egypt ranks 24th and India ranks 26th 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

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

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