Australia vs Kazakhstan: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Australia
1.7%
in 2024
Kazakhstan
1.9%
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Kazakhstan rank
15th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Australia
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 17th and Kazakhstan ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Australia or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 1.9% against 1.7% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Australia and Kazakhstan?
- 0.2%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kazakhstan?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Kazakhstan rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Australia ranks 17th and Kazakhstan ranks 15th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.