Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Congo
Congo: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Congo, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.5% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Congo peaked at 0.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Congo 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 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% | +97.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +34.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +177.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +80.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +19.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +24.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative 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 | +177.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1971 | +97.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1974 | +80.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1972 | +34.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Congo?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Congo was 0.5% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Congo rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Congo ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 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.