Share global cumulative co2 flaring by country
Countries reporting
120
Highest
12.24
United States
Lowest
0
Luxembourg
Median
0.083
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
9,653
What the numbers show
Share global cumulative co2 flaring is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 12.24 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.083, and the mean is 0.8333.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 15,761.4%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 19.9%).
Share global cumulative co2 flaring: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 12.24 | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Iran | 8.65 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 3 | Russia | 8.63 | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Nigeria | 7.79 | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela | 6.12 | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 5.32 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Iraq | 4.7 | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 8 | Algeria | 3.88 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 3.31 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 10 | Libya | 2.58 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 11 | Brazil | 2.52 | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 2.48 | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 2.15 | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 2.13 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 1.86 | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Kuwait | 1.76 | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 1.71 | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 1.49 | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Angola | 1.39 | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Qatar | 1.07 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 21 | Oman | 0.9679 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 22 | Malaysia | 0.9011 | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 23 | India | 0.884 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 24 | France | 0.8793 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 25 | Ukraine | 0.879 | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Argentina | 0.8617 | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 27 | Gabon | 0.8543 | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 28 | China | 0.8283 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 29 | Egypt | 0.6962 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 30 | Syria | 0.6614 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 0.6266 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 0.5812 | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5334 | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 0.501 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 0.4907 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 0.478 | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Congo | 0.4743 | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Ecuador | 0.4383 | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Chile | 0.4115 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 40 | Turkmenistan | 0.4104 | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Brunei | 0.4026 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 42 | Norway | 0.3838 | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 0.3586 | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 44 | Cameroon | 0.2863 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 45 | Bolivia | 0.2451 | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2309 | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 47 | Yemen | 0.2287 | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Vietnam | 0.2051 | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Romania | 0.1704 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 50 | Netherlands | 0.1654 | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 51 | New Zealand | 0.1603 | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Pakistan | 0.1501 | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Peru | 0.1343 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 54 | Portugal | 0.1092 | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.1037 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 56 | Croatia | 0.0985 | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Tunisia | 0.0954 | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Denmark | 0.0947 | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Japan | 0.0854 | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Sweden | 0.085 | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 0.081 | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Thailand | 0.0719 | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Hungary | 0.0659 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 64 | Sudan | 0.0656 | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Lithuania | 0.0652 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 0.0599 | 2024 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Belarus | 0.0505 | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Czechia | 0.0446 | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Ghana | 0.0344 | 2024 | up 500.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Myanmar | 0.0325 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0319 | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Turkey | 0.031 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 73 | Chad | 0.0298 | 2024 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Afghanistan | 0.0296 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0276 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Austria | 0.0247 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 77 | Slovenia | 0.0243 | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Iceland | 0.0236 | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0214 | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 80 | South Africa | 0.0209 | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 81 | Moldova | 0.0179 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Belgium | 0.0178 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 83 | Philippines | 0.0175 | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 84 | East Timor | 0.0174 | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Finland | 0.0145 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 86 | Estonia | 0.0141 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Georgia | 0.0139 | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovakia | 0.0131 | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Bahrain | 0.0124 | 2024 | up 487.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Armenia | 0.0107 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 0.0104 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Mozambique | 0.0078 | 2024 | up 1,145.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Latvia | 0.0077 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Guyana | 0.0073 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Switzerland | 0.0064 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 96 | Niger | 0.0059 | 2024 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Guatemala | 0.0056 | 2024 | up 912.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Serbia | 0.0052 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Cuba | 0.0052 | 2024 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Mauritania | 0.005 | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Greece | 0.0021 | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 0.0019 | 2024 | up 367.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0016 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 0.0008 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | 0.0008 | 2024 | up 938.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Israel | 0.0006 | 2024 | up 15,761.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Senegal | 0.0006 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Mongolia | 0.0006 | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Barbados | 0.0005 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 110 | Ireland | 0.0005 | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Jordan | 0.0003 | 2024 | up 352.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Montenegro | 0.0002 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 113 | South Korea | 0.0001 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Cambodia | 0.0001 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Belize | 0.0001 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Rwanda | 0.0001 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 0.0001 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Tanzania | 0 | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Suriname | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |