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CO2 emissions from gas flaring (thousand metric tons) by country

Carbon dioxide emissions from gas flaring fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from gas flaring activities.

Countries reporting
10
Highest
25,658 thousand metric tons
Nigeria
Lowest
0 thousand metric tons
Rwanda
Median
669.23 thousand metric tons
Years covered
50
1960–2009
Data points
2,449

What the numbers show

CO2 emissions from gas flaring (thousand metric tons) is currently reported for 10 countries. The highest value is 25,658 thousand metric tons in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 thousand metric tons in Rwanda.

The median across all reporting countries is 669.23 thousand metric tons, and the mean is 5,716 thousand metric tons.

Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 1,247.6%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 100.0%).

CO2 emissions from gas flaring: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 25,658 thousand metric tons 2009 — volatile
2 Angola 13,296 thousand metric tons 2009 up 209.7% volatile
3 Algeria 10,594 thousand metric tons 2009 down 18.3% volatile
4 Libya 6,278 thousand metric tons 2009 up 144.6% volatile
5 Equatorial Guinea 1,038 thousand metric tons 2009 up 1,247.6% volatile
6 Tunisia 300.69 thousand metric tons 2009 up 15.5% volatile
7 Congo 0 thousand metric tons 2009 down 100.0% volatile
7 Egypt 0 thousand metric tons 2009 — volatile
7 Gabon 0 thousand metric tons 2009 — volatile
7 Rwanda 0 thousand metric tons 2009 — volatile

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Indicator
CO2 emissions from gas flaring (thousand metric tons)
Unit
thousand metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 2,449 data points, 1960–2009
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Carbon dioxide emissions from gas flaring fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from gas flaring activities.