Congo vs Spain: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Congo
0.5%
in 2024
Spain
0.5%
in 2024
Congo rank
37th
Spain rank
36th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Congo
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 37th and Spain ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, 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 Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Spain rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Congo ranks 37th and Spain ranks 36th 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.