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Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 0.013%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 214. Since 1920, the indicator has risen by 0.013 pp.

2024 0.013% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 89of 214
Period maximum 0.016%1982
Period minimum 0%1920

Trend over time

1920–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1920–202400.0050.010.0150.0219201931194219531964197519861997200820191920: 0%1922: 0%1924: 0%1926: 0.001%1928: 0.001%1930: 0.001%1932: 0.002%1934: 0.002%1936: 0.002%1938: 0.002%1940: 0.002%1942: 0.002%1944: 0.002%1946: 0.002%1948: 0.002%1950: 0.003%1952: 0.004%1954: 0.006%1956: 0.008%1958: 0.01%1960: 0.011%1962: 0.012%1964: 0.012%1966: 0.013%1968: 0.013%1970: 0.014%1972: 0.014%1974: 0.015%1976: 0.015%1978: 0.015%1980: 0.015%1982: 0.016%1984: 0.016%1986: 0.016%1988: 0.016%1990: 0.016%1992: 0.016%1994: 0.016%1996: 0.016%1998: 0.016%2000: 0.015%2002: 0.015%2004: 0.014%2006: 0.014%2008: 0.014%2010: 0.013%2012: 0.013%2014: 0.013%2016: 0.013%2018: 0.013%2020: 0.013%2022: 0.013%2024: 0.013%
Change over the period: +0.013 pp Annual average: 0 pp

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 0.013%
World computed 97.503%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.923%
Middle Africa computed 0.11%
Low-income countries computed 0.585%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.013 +0 pp
2023 0.013 +0 pp
2022 0.013 +0 pp
2021 0.013 +0 pp
2020 0.013 +0 pp
2019 0.013 +0 pp
2018 0.013 +0 pp
2017 0.013 +0 pp
2016 0.013 +0 pp
2015 0.013 +0 pp
2014 0.013 +0 pp
2013 0.013 +0 pp
2012 0.013 +0 pp
2011 0.013 +0 pp
2010 0.013 −0.001 pp
2009 0.014 +0 pp
2008 0.014 +0 pp
2007 0.014 +0 pp
2006 0.014 +0 pp
2005 0.014 +0 pp
2004 0.014 −0.001 pp
2003 0.015 +0 pp
2002 0.015 +0 pp
2001 0.015 +0 pp
2000 0.015 +0 pp
1999 0.015 −0.001 pp
1998 0.016 +0 pp
1997 0.016 +0 pp
1996 0.016 +0 pp
1995 0.016 +0 pp
1994 0.016 +0 pp
1993 0.016 +0 pp
1992 0.016 +0 pp
1991 0.016 +0 pp
1990 0.016 +0 pp
1989 0.016 +0 pp
1988 0.016 +0 pp
1987 0.016 +0 pp
1986 0.016 +0 pp
1985 0.016 +0 pp
1984 0.016 +0 pp
1983 0.016 +0 pp
1982 0.016 +0.001 pp
1981 0.015 +0 pp
1980 0.015 +0 pp
1979 0.015 +0 pp
1978 0.015 +0 pp
1977 0.015 +0 pp
1976 0.015 +0 pp
1975 0.015 +0 pp
1974 0.015 +0.001 pp
1973 0.014 +0 pp
1972 0.014 +0 pp
1971 0.014 +0 pp
1970 0.014 +0 pp
1969 0.014 +0.001 pp
1968 0.013 +0 pp
1967 0.013 +0 pp
1966 0.013 +0.001 pp
1965 0.012 +0 pp
1964 0.012 +0 pp
1963 0.012 +0 pp
1962 0.012 +0.001 pp
1961 0.011 +0 pp
1960 0.011 +0.001 pp
1959 0.01 +0 pp
1958 0.01 +0.001 pp
1957 0.009 +0.001 pp
1956 0.008 +0.001 pp
1955 0.007 +0.001 pp
1954 0.006 +0.001 pp
1953 0.005 +0.001 pp
1952 0.004 +0 pp
1951 0.004 +0.001 pp
1950 0.003 +0.001 pp
1949 0.002 +0 pp
1948 0.002 +0 pp
1947 0.002 +0 pp
1946 0.002 +0 pp
1945 0.002 +0 pp
1944 0.002 +0 pp
1943 0.002 +0 pp
1942 0.002 +0 pp
1941 0.002 +0 pp
1940 0.002 +0 pp
1939 0.002 +0 pp
1938 0.002 +0 pp
1937 0.002 +0 pp
1936 0.002 +0 pp
1935 0.002 +0 pp
1934 0.002 +0 pp
1933 0.002 +0 pp
1932 0.002 +0 pp
1931 0.002 +0.001 pp
1930 0.001 +0 pp
1929 0.001 +0 pp
1928 0.001 +0 pp
1927 0.001 +0 pp
1926 0.001 +0 pp
1925 0.001 +0.001 pp
1924 0 +0 pp
1923 0 +0 pp
1922 0 +0 pp
1921 0 +0 pp
1920 0 —

Middle Africa, 2024

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

ST Sao Tome and Principe 0 CF Central African Republic 0.001 TD Chad 0.003 GQ Equatorial Guinea 0.009 CG Republic of the Congo 0.01 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.013 CM Cameroon 0.017 GA Gabon 0.017 AO Angola 0.04
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About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

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

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