Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita by country
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
120
Highest
1.6 tonnes per person
Libya
Lowest
0 tonnes per person
Tajikistan
Median
0.0151 tonnes per person
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
8,636
What the numbers show
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 1.6 tonnes per person in Libya; the lowest is 0 tonnes per person in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0151 tonnes per person, and the mean is 0.1116 tonnes per person.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 41,135.8%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 1.6 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Gabon | 0.8937 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Iraq | 0.7424 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Oman | 0.7242 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Qatar | 0.6105 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Australia | 0.5979 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Congo | 0.5747 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela | 0.5502 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 0.4812 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Russia | 0.4688 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Iran | 0.4684 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Iceland | 0.4455 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 0.4149 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 14 | Brunei | 0.4113 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Turkmenistan | 0.3373 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Algeria | 0.3165 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Norway | 0.268 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Kuwait | 0.2326 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Guyana | 0.2109 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2085 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 21 | New Zealand | 0.1838 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 22 | United States | 0.1804 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Ecuador | 0.1706 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1384 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1309 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1304 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 0.1076 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Angola | 0.1023 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Poland | 0.0977 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 0.0957 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Syria | 0.0869 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Brazil | 0.0826 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 0.0822 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Malaysia | 0.081 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 0.0786 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Bahrain | 0.0772 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Spain | 0.0723 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 38 | Lithuania | 0.0685 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Netherlands | 0.0569 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Argentina | 0.0555 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Ukraine | 0.0549 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Nigeria | 0.0524 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 0.0494 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 0.0465 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Romania | 0.0418 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 46 | Cameroon | 0.0377 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 0.0365 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Italy | 0.0295 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 49 | Egypt | 0.0262 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Tunisia | 0.0261 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 51 | East Timor | 0.0242 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 52 | France | 0.0242 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Ghana | 0.0222 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 181.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Germany | 0.0198 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 56 | Denmark | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Yemen | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 76.8% | falling |
| 58 | Chad | 0.0172 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Finland | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 60 | Hungary | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 61 | Slovakia | 0.015 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Belize | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Indonesia | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Vietnam | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Colombia | 0.011 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Bolivia | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Cuba | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Austria | 0.008 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 69 | Belgium | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 70 | Peru | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Senegal | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Israel | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 41,135.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Thailand | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Mozambique | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 411.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Czechia | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 77 | China | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 78 | Japan | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Turkey | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 80 | Niger | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 82 | India | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Pakistan | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Switzerland | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 87 | Sweden | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Mauritania | 0.001 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Philippines | 0.001 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Belarus | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Sudan | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Myanmar | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Chile | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Greece | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Albania | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Jordan | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 98 | South Korea | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | South Africa | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Ireland | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 400.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 102 | Estonia | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Latvia | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Tanzania | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Afghanistan | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Armenia | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Barbados | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 105 | Ethiopia | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Georgia | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Cambodia | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Moldova | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Montenegro | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Mongolia | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Rwanda | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Serbia | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Suriname | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual co2 flaring Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.