Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Congo
Congo: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Congo, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Congo stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Congo peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Congo 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | — |
| 1952 | 0.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.0% | — |
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | — |
| 1957 | 0.0% | — |
| 1958 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -14.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +446.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +51.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -30.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -19.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -73.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -56.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +79.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +55.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +23.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +362.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +23.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +26.5% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -35.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -24.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -29.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +32.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +14.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +446.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1994 | +362.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Congo?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Congo was 0.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Congo rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Congo ranks 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.