Chile vs Congo: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Chile
0.4%
in 2024
Congo
0.5%
in 2024
Chile rank
39th
Congo rank
37th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Chile
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 39th and Congo ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Chile |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Chile or Congo?
- Congo, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Chile and Congo?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Congo?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Congo rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Chile ranks 39th and Congo ranks 37th 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.