Congo vs Italy: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Congo
0.5%
in 2024
Italy
0.5%
in 2024
Congo rank
37th
Italy rank
34th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Congo
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 37th and Italy ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Italy |
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 Italy?
- Italy, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Congo and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Italy?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Italy rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Congo ranks 37th and Italy ranks 34th 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.