Colombia vs Norway: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring

Colombia
0.4%
in 2024
Norway
0.4%
in 2024
Colombia rank
43rd
Norway rank
42nd

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • Colombia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Colombia ranks 43rd and Norway ranks 42nd of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Colombia
1960s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Colombia
1970s 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% Colombia
1980s 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Colombia
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Colombia
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Colombia
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Norway
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Colombia or Norway?
Norway, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Colombia and Norway?
0.0%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Norway?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Norway rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
Colombia ranks 43rd and Norway ranks 42nd 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

Indicator
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 9,653 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

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.