Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Kazakhstan
2.4%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.1%
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Kazakhstan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 2.4% against 1.1% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 2.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 16.2% | 15.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 9.8% | 9.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 0.9% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.2% | 2.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1.4% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Kazakhstan or Saudi Arabia?
- Kazakhstan, at 2.4% against 1.1% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.3%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Kazakhstan ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th 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.