Share global co2 flaring by country
Countries reporting
120
Highest
16.2
Russia
Lowest
0
Tajikistan
Median
0.0467
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
9,653
What the numbers show
Share global co2 flaring is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 16.2 in Russia; the lowest is 0 in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0467, and the mean is 0.8333.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 46,245.9%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).
Share global co2 flaring: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 16.2 | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 14.75 | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran | 10.32 | 2024 | up 73.8% | falling |
| 4 | Iraq | 8.22 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 4.21 | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 4.12 | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 3.91 | 2024 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela | 3.76 | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Algeria | 3.56 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 10 | Nigeria | 2.93 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Libya | 2.84 | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 2.59 | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 2.38 | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 1.11 | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 15 | China | 0.9654 | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 16 | Angola | 0.932 | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Oman | 0.92 | 2024 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 18 | Congo | 0.8756 | 2024 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 0.859 | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 0.8497 | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 0.8228 | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Indonesia | 0.7701 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Ecuador | 0.7445 | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 24 | Egypt | 0.7358 | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Malaysia | 0.6926 | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 26 | India | 0.6713 | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Argentina | 0.6104 | 2024 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 0.6082 | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Gabon | 0.5459 | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Syria | 0.5157 | 2024 | up 170.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Ukraine | 0.4998 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Qatar | 0.4197 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Italy | 0.4187 | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 34 | France | 0.3993 | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 35 | Germany | 0.3971 | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3657 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Norway | 0.3592 | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Kuwait | 0.274 | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Vietnam | 0.2716 | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Cameroon | 0.2641 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 41 | Portugal | 0.2462 | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands | 0.2461 | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 43 | New Zealand | 0.2339 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 0.1996 | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Romania | 0.1915 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 46 | Ghana | 0.1835 | 2024 | up 219.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Yemen | 0.1692 | 2024 | down 71.3% | flat |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 0.1667 | 2024 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Colombia | 0.1395 | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Pakistan | 0.1125 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Thailand | 0.0951 | 2024 | down 50.8% | rising |
| 52 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0949 | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 0.0895 | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Chad | 0.0842 | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 0.0807 | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Tunisia | 0.077 | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Croatia | 0.0731 | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Turkey | 0.0515 | 2024 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 59 | Peru | 0.0513 | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Lithuania | 0.0476 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Brunei | 0.0458 | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0429 | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Guyana | 0.0422 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0421 | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 65 | Iceland | 0.0414 | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 66 | Mozambique | 0.0352 | 2024 | up 533.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Hungary | 0.035 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Bahrain | 0.0295 | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Bolivia | 0.0294 | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Senegal | 0.0274 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Denmark | 0.0268 | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Philippines | 0.0265 | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Slovenia | 0.0238 | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Cuba | 0.022 | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Guatemala | 0.0208 | 2024 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Finland | 0.0206 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 77 | Slovakia | 0.0196 | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Belgium | 0.0178 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 79 | Austria | 0.0178 | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 80 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0159 | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Niger | 0.0156 | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Israel | 0.0143 | 2024 | up 46,245.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Czechia | 0.0088 | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 84 | East Timor | 0.0082 | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 0.0055 | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Sudan | 0.0052 | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Myanmar | 0.0046 | 2024 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0041 | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Switzerland | 0.0034 | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 90 | Sweden | 0.003 | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Belarus | 0.0015 | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 92 | South Korea | 0.0015 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Chile | 0.0014 | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Belize | 0.0013 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Mauritania | 0.0013 | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 96 | South Africa | 0.0012 | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Greece | 0.0007 | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Jordan | 0.0004 | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Albania | 0.0002 | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Ireland | 0.0001 | 2024 | up 435.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Tanzania | 0 | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 103 | Estonia | 0 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Latvia | 0 | 2024 | down 47.2% | 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 |