Congo vs Ecuador: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Congo
0.5%
in 2024
Ecuador
0.4%
in 2024
Congo rank
37th
Ecuador rank
38th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Congo
- Ecuador
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ecuador ahead.
Congo ranks 37th and Ecuador ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 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, Congo or Ecuador?
- Congo, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Congo and Ecuador?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ecuador?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Ecuador rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Congo ranks 37th and Ecuador ranks 38th 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.