Australia vs Qatar: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Australia
1.7%
in 2024
Qatar
1.1%
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Qatar rank
20th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Australia
- Qatar
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.7% against 1.1% in Qatar, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Qatar ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Qatar ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Australia |
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 Qatar?
- Australia, at 1.7% against 1.1% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Australia and Qatar?
- 0.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Qatar?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Qatar rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Australia ranks 17th and Qatar ranks 20th 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.