Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Azerbaijan, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Azerbaijan is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Azerbaijan ranks 61st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Azerbaijan, 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% | — |
| 1959 | 0.0% | — |
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1961 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +73.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +38.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +24.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +20.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +39.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 15.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 3.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Azerbaijan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +73.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +39.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1973 | +38.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More climate change data for Azerbaijan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 33.20 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,951 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 190.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 367.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 340.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 26.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.28 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Azerbaijan?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Azerbaijan was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Azerbaijan ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.