Annual co2 flaring by country
Countries reporting
120
Highest
67.36 million
Russia
Lowest
0
Tajikistan
Median
194,086
Years covered
275
1750–2024
Data points
12,483
What the numbers show
Annual co2 flaring is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 67.36 million in Russia; the lowest is 0 in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 194,086, and the mean is 3.46 million.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 50,102.5%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).
Annual co2 flaring: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 67.36 million | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 61.33 million | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran | 42.89 million | 2024 | up 88.2% | flat |
| 4 | Iraq | 34.18 million | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 17.50 million | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 17.12 million | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Australia | 16.26 million | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela | 15.63 million | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Algeria | 14.82 million | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 10 | Nigeria | 12.18 million | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Libya | 11.80 million | 2024 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 10.76 million | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 9.91 million | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 4.62 million | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 15 | China | 4.01 million | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 16 | Angola | 3.87 million | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Oman | 3.82 million | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 18 | Congo | 3.64 million | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 3.57 million | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 3.53 million | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 3.42 million | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Indonesia | 3.20 million | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Ecuador | 3.09 million | 2024 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 24 | Egypt | 3.06 million | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Malaysia | 2.88 million | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 26 | India | 2.79 million | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Argentina | 2.54 million | 2024 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 2.53 million | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Gabon | 2.27 million | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Syria | 2.14 million | 2024 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Ukraine | 2.08 million | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Qatar | 1.74 million | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Italy | 1.74 million | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 34 | France | 1.66 million | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 35 | Germany | 1.65 million | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 1.52 million | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Norway | 1.49 million | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Kuwait | 1.14 million | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Vietnam | 1.13 million | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Cameroon | 1.10 million | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 41 | Portugal | 1.02 million | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Netherlands | 1.02 million | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 43 | New Zealand | 972,423 | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 829,550 | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Romania | 795,922 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 46 | Ghana | 763,017 | 2024 | up 245.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Yemen | 703,552 | 2024 | down 68.9% | rising |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 692,923 | 2024 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Colombia | 579,792 | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Pakistan | 467,744 | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Thailand | 395,138 | 2024 | down 46.8% | rising |
| 52 | Equatorial Guinea | 394,574 | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 372,014 | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Chad | 349,943 | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 335,664 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Tunisia | 320,145 | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Croatia | 304,075 | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Turkey | 213,937 | 2024 | up 47.0% | falling |
| 59 | Peru | 213,436 | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Lithuania | 197,842 | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Brunei | 190,331 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 178,431 | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Guyana | 175,254 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 174,821 | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 65 | Iceland | 172,186 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 66 | Mozambique | 146,490 | 2024 | up 586.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Hungary | 145,572 | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 68 | Bahrain | 122,651 | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Bolivia | 122,031 | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Senegal | 113,740 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Denmark | 111,243 | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Philippines | 110,149 | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Slovenia | 98,870 | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Cuba | 91,406 | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Guatemala | 86,630 | 2024 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Finland | 85,634 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 77 | Slovakia | 81,545 | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Belgium | 74,122 | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 79 | Austria | 73,842 | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 80 | Cote d'Ivoire | 66,138 | 2024 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Niger | 64,785 | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Israel | 59,239 | 2024 | up 50,102.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Czechia | 36,769 | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 84 | East Timor | 33,953 | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 22,692 | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Sudan | 21,733 | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Myanmar | 18,950 | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | 17,183 | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Switzerland | 14,012 | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 90 | Sweden | 12,354 | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Belarus | 6,362 | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 92 | South Korea | 6,083 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Chile | 5,903 | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Belize | 5,358 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Mauritania | 5,302 | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 96 | South Africa | 4,963 | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Greece | 3,082 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Jordan | 1,560 | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Albania | 658 | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Ireland | 261 | 2024 | up 480.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Tanzania | 188 | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 29 | 2024 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 103 | Estonia | 21 | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Latvia | 8 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Armenia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 105 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Georgia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Cambodia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Montenegro | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Mongolia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Rwanda | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Serbia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Suriname | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |