France vs Qatar: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
France
0.4%
in 2024
Qatar
0.4%
in 2024
France rank
34th
Qatar rank
32nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- France
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.
France ranks 34th and Qatar ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | France |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | France |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.3% | France |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, France or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.4% against 0.4% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between France and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Qatar?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do France and Qatar rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- France ranks 34th and Qatar ranks 32nd 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.