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CO2 emissions per capita — Democratic Republic of the Congo

CO2 emissions per capita in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 0.05 t/person. Ranked 1 in the world out of 213.

2024 0.05 t/person −3.57% vs 2023
World rank 1of 213
Period maximum 0.25 t/person1955
Period minimum 0 t/person1920

Trend over time

1920–2024 · tonnes per capita

CO2 emissions per capita — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1920–202400.10.20.319201931194219531964197519861997200820191920: 0 t/person1922: 0.01 t/person1924: 0.03 t/person1926: 0.03 t/person1928: 0.03 t/person1930: 0.04 t/person1932: 0.01 t/person1934: 0 t/person1936: 0 t/person1938: 0.01 t/person1940: 0.01 t/person1942: 0.01 t/person1944: 0.02 t/person1946: 0.03 t/person1948: 0.03 t/person1950: 0.12 t/person1952: 0.16 t/person1954: 0.21 t/person1956: 0.23 t/person1958: 0.2 t/person1960: 0.15 t/person1962: 0.14 t/person1964: 0.12 t/person1966: 0.13 t/person1968: 0.18 t/person1970: 0.14 t/person1972: 0.14 t/person1974: 0.15 t/person1976: 0.14 t/person1978: 0.14 t/person1980: 0.13 t/person1982: 0.11 t/person1984: 0.13 t/person1986: 0.1 t/person1988: 0.12 t/person1990: 0.12 t/person1992: 0.07 t/person1994: 0.07 t/person1996: 0.08 t/person1998: 0.06 t/person2000: 0.03 t/person2002: 0.03 t/person2004: 0.04 t/person2006: 0.04 t/person2008: 0.04 t/person2010: 0.04 t/person2012: 0.04 t/person2014: 0.07 t/person2016: 0.03 t/person2018: 0.04 t/person2020: 0.05 t/person2022: 0.06 t/person2024: 0.05 t/person
Change over the period: +0.05

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.05 t/person
World computed 4.56 t/person
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.68 t/person
Middle Africa computed 0.29 t/person
Low-income countries computed 0.28 t/person
CO2 emissions per capita — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 0.05 −0 −3.57%
2023 0.06 −0 −3.45%
2022 0.06 +0.02 +34.88%
2021 0.04 −0 −4.44%
2020 0.05 +0 +2.27%
2019 0.04 +0 +4.76%
2018 0.04 +0.01 +23.53%
2017 0.03 +0 +6.25%
2016 0.03 −0.01 −20%
2015 0.04 −0.03 −38.46%
2014 0.07 +0.01 +25%
2013 0.05 +0.01 +36.84%
2012 0.04 −0 −11.63%
2011 0.04 +0 +7.5%
2010 0.04 +0 +8.11%
2009 0.04 −0.01 −11.9%
2008 0.04 +0 +0%
2007 0.04 +0 +7.69%
2006 0.04 +0 +0%
2005 0.04 +0 +8.33%
2004 0.04 −0 −5.26%
2003 0.04 +0.01 +18.75%
2002 0.03 +0 +0%
2001 0.03 −0 −5.88%
2000 0.03 −0.01 −24.44%
1999 0.05 −0.01 −22.41%
1998 0.06 −0.01 −13.43%
1997 0.07 −0.01 −12.99%
1996 0.08 +0.01 +10%
1995 0.07 +0.01 +7.69%
1994 0.07 +0 +0%
1993 0.07 −0.01 −9.72%
1992 0.07 −0.01 −13.25%
1991 0.08 −0.03 −28.45%
1990 0.12 −0.01 −5.69%
1989 0.12 +0.01 +6.03%
1988 0.12 +0 +0.87%
1987 0.12 +0.01 +10.58%
1986 0.1 −0.01 −10.34%
1985 0.12 −0.01 −10.77%
1984 0.13 −0.01 −5.11%
1983 0.14 +0.03 +26.85%
1982 0.11 −0.03 −21.17%
1981 0.14 +0.01 +5.38%
1980 0.13 −0.01 −9.72%
1979 0.14 +0 +2.13%
1978 0.14 −0 −2.08%
1977 0.14 +0 +0%
1976 0.14 +0 +2.86%
1975 0.14 −0.01 −6.67%
1974 0.15 +0 +2.74%
1973 0.15 +0 +2.82%
1972 0.14 −0 −0.7%
1971 0.14 +0.01 +5.93%
1970 0.14 −0.05 −27.42%
1969 0.19 +0.01 +5.08%
1968 0.18 +0.05 +42.74%
1967 0.12 −0.01 −7.46%
1966 0.13 −0.01 −5.63%
1965 0.14 +0.03 +22.41%
1964 0.12 −0.02 −16.55%
1963 0.14 +0 +2.96%
1962 0.14 −0.02 −10%
1961 0.15 −0 −1.32%
1960 0.15 −0.03 −16.02%
1959 0.18 −0.02 −9.95%
1958 0.2 −0.03 −14.1%
1957 0.23 +0.01 +2.63%
1956 0.23 −0.02 −8.43%
1955 0.25 +0.04 +18.01%
1954 0.21 +0.04 +20.57%
1953 0.18 +0.01 +7.36%
1952 0.16 +0.02 +17.27%
1951 0.14 +0.02 +15.83%
1950 0.12 +0.08 +207.69%
1949 0.04 +0.01 +25.81%
1948 0.03 +0 +10.71%
1947 0.03 +0 +3.7%
1946 0.03 +0.01 +80%
1945 0.02 +0 +0%
1944 0.02 −0.01 −25%
1943 0.02 +0.01 +53.85%
1942 0.01 +0 +30%
1941 0.01 +0 +42.86%
1940 0.01 −0 −22.22%
1939 0.01 −0 −25%
1938 0.01 +0 +20%
1937 0.01 +0.01 +150%
1936 0 +0 +33.33%
1935 0 +0 +50%
1934 0 +0 —
1933 0 −0.01 −100%
1932 0.01 −0.02 −81.48%
1931 0.03 −0.02 −35.71%
1930 0.04 +0.01 +27.27%
1929 0.03 +0 +6.45%
1928 0.03 +0.01 +19.23%
1927 0.03 −0 −3.7%
1926 0.03 +0.01 +35%
1925 0.02 −0.01 −20%
1924 0.03 +0.01 +31.58%
1923 0.02 +0.01 +90%
1922 0.01 +0.01 +900%
1921 0 +0 —
1920 0 — —

Middle Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.05 CF Central African Republic 0.07 TD Chad 0.14 CM Cameroon 0.33 AO Angola 0.59 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.6 CG Republic of the Congo 1.4 GA Gabon 2.13 GQ Equatorial Guinea 3.7
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About the indicator

Annual production-based CO2 emissions per resident. Unlike absolute emissions, this indicator removes the effect of country size, which is why it is used in debates about the fair allocation of climate responsibility: the countries with the largest total emissions are not always the leaders per person.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. That is why the world value is lower than the rich countries would suggest: the denominator is the entire population of the Earth.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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