Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring by country

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.

Countries reporting
120
Highest
2.47 billion tonnes
United States
Lowest
1,631 tonnes
Luxembourg
Median
16.72 million tonnes
Years covered
275
1750–2024
Data points
12,483

What the numbers show

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 2.47 billion tonnes in United States; the lowest is 1,631 tonnes in Luxembourg.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.72 million tonnes, and the mean is 167.84 million tonnes.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 2.47 billion tonnes 2024 up 34.2% volatile
2 Iran 1.74 billion tonnes 2024 up 22.1% volatile
3 Russia 1.74 billion tonnes 2024 up 46.6% volatile
4 Nigeria 1.57 billion tonnes 2024 up 9.0% volatile
5 Venezuela 1.23 billion tonnes 2024 up 15.0% rising
6 Saudi Arabia 1.07 billion tonnes 2024 up 4.0% volatile
7 Iraq 946.27 million tonnes 2024 up 54.0% volatile
8 Algeria 781.89 million tonnes 2024 up 26.2% volatile
9 Canada 666.77 million tonnes 2024 up 29.9% volatile
10 Libya 520.63 million tonnes 2024 up 19.7% rising
11 Brazil 507.68 million tonnes 2024 up 52.7% volatile
12 Mexico 498.77 million tonnes 2024 up 23.7% volatile
13 United Arab Emirates 433.45 million tonnes 2024 up 4.2% rising
14 Indonesia 429.70 million tonnes 2024 up 10.1% volatile
15 Kazakhstan 375.06 million tonnes 2024 up 41.9% volatile
16 Kuwait 354.19 million tonnes 2024 up 4.2% volatile
17 Australia 345.17 million tonnes 2024 up 83.5% volatile
18 United Kingdom 300.43 million tonnes 2024 up 15.0% volatile
19 Angola 279.33 million tonnes 2024 up 22.0% volatile
20 Qatar 215.79 million tonnes 2024 up 9.3% rising
21 Oman 194.95 million tonnes 2024 up 29.3% volatile
22 Malaysia 181.49 million tonnes 2024 up 31.5% volatile
23 India 178.05 million tonnes 2024 up 20.1% volatile
24 France 177.11 million tonnes 2024 up 14.9% volatile
25 Ukraine 177.04 million tonnes 2024 up 14.6% volatile
26 Argentina 173.57 million tonnes 2024 up 11.0% volatile
27 Gabon 172.07 million tonnes 2024 up 18.0% volatile
28 China 166.84 million tonnes 2024 up 31.9% volatile
29 Egypt 140.21 million tonnes 2024 up 43.1% volatile
30 Syria 133.21 million tonnes 2024 up 14.7% volatile
31 Poland 126.21 million tonnes 2024 up 51.4% volatile
32 Uzbekistan 117.06 million tonnes 2024 up 12.0% volatile
33 Trinidad and Tobago 107.42 million tonnes 2024 up 3.1% rising
34 Italy 100.90 million tonnes 2024 up 26.9% rising
35 Germany 98.83 million tonnes 2024 up 25.2% volatile
36 Spain 96.27 million tonnes 2024 up 63.4% volatile
37 Congo 95.52 million tonnes 2024 up 43.6% volatile
38 Ecuador 88.28 million tonnes 2024 up 33.5% volatile
39 Chile 82.89 million tonnes 2024 up 0.5% volatile
40 Turkmenistan 82.65 million tonnes 2024 up 49.3% volatile
41 Brunei 81.09 million tonnes 2024 up 4.8% rising
42 Norway 77.30 million tonnes 2024 up 17.3% volatile
43 Colombia 72.22 million tonnes 2024 up 13.7% volatile
44 Cameroon 57.66 million tonnes 2024 up 41.5% volatile
45 Bolivia 49.36 million tonnes 2024 up 1.5% volatile
46 Equatorial Guinea 46.50 million tonnes 2024 up 15.3% volatile
47 Yemen 46.06 million tonnes 2024 up 32.3% volatile
48 Vietnam 41.30 million tonnes 2024 up 49.6% volatile
49 Romania 34.32 million tonnes 2024 up 30.7% volatile
50 Netherlands 33.31 million tonnes 2024 up 46.9% volatile
51 New Zealand 32.29 million tonnes 2024 up 42.5% volatile
52 Pakistan 30.23 million tonnes 2024 up 23.1% volatile
53 Peru 27.05 million tonnes 2024 up 7.5% rising
54 Portugal 22.00 million tonnes 2024 up 94.8% volatile
55 Democratic Republic of Congo 20.89 million tonnes 2024 up 19.7% rising
56 Croatia 19.83 million tonnes 2024 up 17.2% volatile
57 Tunisia 19.21 million tonnes 2024 up 37.8% volatile
58 Denmark 19.07 million tonnes 2024 up 10.2% volatile
59 Japan 17.19 million tonnes 2024 up 30.7% volatile
60 Sweden 17.12 million tonnes 2024 up 32.1% volatile
61 Azerbaijan 16.32 million tonnes 2024 up 29.2% volatile
62 Thailand 14.48 million tonnes 2024 up 65.4% volatile
63 Hungary 13.28 million tonnes 2024 up 12.1% rising
64 Sudan 13.21 million tonnes 2024 up 66.1% volatile
65 Lithuania 13.12 million tonnes 2024 up 20.2% volatile
66 Bulgaria 12.06 million tonnes 2024 up 150.2% volatile
67 Belarus 10.16 million tonnes 2024 up 0.6% volatile
68 Czechia 8.99 million tonnes 2024 up 11.2% volatile
69 Ghana 6.92 million tonnes 2024 up 649.0% volatile
70 Myanmar 6.54 million tonnes 2024 up 8.2% rising
71 Papua New Guinea 6.43 million tonnes 2024 up 20.5% volatile
72 Turkey 6.24 million tonnes 2024 up 43.0% rising
73 Chad 6.01 million tonnes 2024 up 183.2% volatile
74 Afghanistan 5.96 million tonnes 2024 unchanged rising
75 Kyrgyzstan 5.56 million tonnes 2024 unchanged volatile
76 Austria 4.97 million tonnes 2024 up 28.4% volatile
77 Slovenia 4.89 million tonnes 2024 up 31.2% volatile
78 Iceland 4.76 million tonnes 2024 up 52.2% volatile
79 Cote d'Ivoire 4.30 million tonnes 2024 up 28.7% volatile
80 South Africa 4.21 million tonnes 2024 up 10.7% rising
81 Moldova 3.60 million tonnes 2024 unchanged volatile
82 Belgium 3.59 million tonnes 2024 up 36.7% volatile
83 Philippines 3.53 million tonnes 2024 up 118.1% volatile
84 East Timor 3.50 million tonnes 2024 up 32.4% volatile
85 Finland 2.92 million tonnes 2024 up 44.3% volatile
86 Estonia 2.84 million tonnes 2024 up 0.0% volatile
87 Georgia 2.80 million tonnes 2024 up 0.7% volatile
88 Slovakia 2.64 million tonnes 2024 up 45.8% volatile
89 Bahrain 2.50 million tonnes 2024 up 633.3% volatile
90 Armenia 2.16 million tonnes 2024 unchanged volatile
91 Tajikistan 2.09 million tonnes 2024 unchanged volatile
92 Mozambique 1.58 million tonnes 2024 up 1,454.6% volatile
93 Latvia 1.56 million tonnes 2024 up 0.0% volatile
94 Guyana 1.47 million tonnes 2024 volatile
95 Switzerland 1.28 million tonnes 2024 up 23.3% volatile
96 Niger 1.20 million tonnes 2024 up 165.7% volatile
97 Guatemala 1.12 million tonnes 2024 up 1,163.1% volatile
98 Serbia 1.06 million tonnes 2024 up 4.0% volatile
99 Cuba 1.05 million tonnes 2024 up 189.8% volatile
100 Mauritania 1.01 million tonnes 2024 up 32.8% volatile
101 Greece 424,035 tonnes 2024 up 15.7% rising
102 Bangladesh 374,435 tonnes 2024 up 483.6% volatile
103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 330,379 tonnes 2024 unchanged volatile
104 North Macedonia 162,426 tonnes 2024 unchanged volatile
105 Albania 152,939 tonnes 2024 up 1,196.3% volatile
106 Israel 128,858 tonnes 2024 up 19,693.9% volatile
107 Senegal 125,094 tonnes 2024 volatile
108 Mongolia 113,694 tonnes 2024 up 115.0% volatile
109 Barbados 109,896 tonnes 2024 up 25.0% volatile
110 Ireland 103,754 tonnes 2024 up 9.0% volatile
111 Jordan 54,457 tonnes 2024 up 464.8% volatile
112 Montenegro 39,060 tonnes 2024 unchanged volatile
113 South Korea 24,642 tonnes 2024 volatile
114 Cambodia 23,701 tonnes 2024 volatile
115 Belize 22,358 tonnes 2024 volatile
116 Rwanda 21,984 tonnes 2024 unchanged volatile
117 Ethiopia 10,668 tonnes 2024 volatile
118 Tanzania 9,039 tonnes 2024 up 5.3% volatile
119 Suriname 4,164 tonnes 2024 volatile
120 Luxembourg 1,631 tonnes 2024 up 30.2% volatile

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.