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Greenhouse gas emissions — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Greenhouse gas emissions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 680.71 Mt CO₂e. Ranked 189 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 2,391.3%.

2024 680.71 Mt CO₂e −2.58% vs 2023
World rank 189of 199
Period maximum 917.24 Mt CO₂e2011
Period minimum -19.73 Mt CO₂e1911

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1850–2024-25002505007501,000185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 27.32 Mt CO₂e1853: 14.09 Mt CO₂e1856: 11.64 Mt CO₂e1859: 11.08 Mt CO₂e1862: 35.19 Mt CO₂e1865: 43.49 Mt CO₂e1868: 51.94 Mt CO₂e1871: 59.59 Mt CO₂e1874: 64.21 Mt CO₂e1877: 76.53 Mt CO₂e1880: 63.52 Mt CO₂e1883: 52.09 Mt CO₂e1886: 48.36 Mt CO₂e1889: 45.07 Mt CO₂e1892: 15.05 Mt CO₂e1895: 7.29 Mt CO₂e1898: 0.42 Mt CO₂e1901: -4.84 Mt CO₂e1904: -10.82 Mt CO₂e1907: -15.45 Mt CO₂e1910: -18.85 Mt CO₂e1913: -19.53 Mt CO₂e1916: -19.58 Mt CO₂e1919: -18.98 Mt CO₂e1922: 34.37 Mt CO₂e1925: 49.91 Mt CO₂e1928: 62.84 Mt CO₂e1931: 74.13 Mt CO₂e1934: 80.86 Mt CO₂e1937: 89.14 Mt CO₂e1940: 111.54 Mt CO₂e1943: 134.66 Mt CO₂e1946: 152.9 Mt CO₂e1949: 165.06 Mt CO₂e1952: 220.12 Mt CO₂e1955: 269.61 Mt CO₂e1958: 323.67 Mt CO₂e1961: 308.47 Mt CO₂e1964: 163.72 Mt CO₂e1967: 139.95 Mt CO₂e1970: 146 Mt CO₂e1973: 129.59 Mt CO₂e1976: 128.67 Mt CO₂e1979: 142.8 Mt CO₂e1982: 146.46 Mt CO₂e1985: 147.74 Mt CO₂e1988: 139.9 Mt CO₂e1991: 164.49 Mt CO₂e1994: 196.56 Mt CO₂e1997: 237.41 Mt CO₂e2000: 254.83 Mt CO₂e2003: 241.72 Mt CO₂e2006: 233.26 Mt CO₂e2009: 692.65 Mt CO₂e2012: 876.4 Mt CO₂e2015: 661.01 Mt CO₂e2018: 630.12 Mt CO₂e2021: 748.1 Mt CO₂e2024: 680.71 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +653.39 (+2,391.27%) Average annual rate: 1.87 %

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 680.71 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 3,922.09 Mt CO₂e
Middle Africa computed 1,180.83 Mt CO₂e
Low-income countries computed 2,052.87 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 680.71 −18.03 −2.58%
2023 698.75 −72.91 −9.45%
2022 771.66 +23.56 +3.15%
2021 748.1 +144.82 +24%
2020 603.28 +31.62 +5.53%
2019 571.67 −58.45 −9.28%
2018 630.12 −100.14 −13.71%
2017 730.26 +27.15 +3.86%
2016 703.11 +42.1 +6.37%
2015 661.01 −121.93 −15.57%
2014 782.94 −117.86 −13.08%
2013 900.81 +24.4 +2.78%
2012 876.4 −40.84 −4.45%
2011 917.24 +108.28 +13.38%
2010 808.96 +116.31 +16.79%
2009 692.65 +221.82 +47.11%
2008 470.83 +236.44 +100.87%
2007 234.39 +1.13 +0.48%
2006 233.26 +9.53 +4.26%
2005 223.73 −2.29 −1.01%
2004 226.03 −15.7 −6.49%
2003 241.72 +21.29 +9.66%
2002 220.43 −4.21 −1.87%
2001 224.64 −30.19 −11.85%
2000 254.83 +2.4 +0.95%
1999 252.43 +7.19 +2.93%
1998 245.24 +7.83 +3.3%
1997 237.41 +37.87 +18.98%
1996 199.54 −3.08 −1.52%
1995 202.62 +6.06 +3.08%
1994 196.56 +8.58 +4.57%
1993 187.97 +30.78 +19.58%
1992 157.2 −7.29 −4.43%
1991 164.49 −0.19 −0.11%
1990 164.67 +18.44 +12.61%
1989 146.24 +6.34 +4.53%
1988 139.9 −6.87 −4.68%
1987 146.77 +4.45 +3.13%
1986 142.32 −5.42 −3.67%
1985 147.74 −1.3 −0.87%
1984 149.03 +0.5 +0.34%
1983 148.53 +2.07 +1.41%
1982 146.46 +8.64 +6.27%
1981 137.82 −7.43 −5.12%
1980 145.25 +2.45 +1.72%
1979 142.8 +16.72 +13.26%
1978 126.09 −3.32 −2.56%
1977 129.4 +0.73 +0.57%
1976 128.67 +0.83 +0.65%
1975 127.85 +4.58 +3.72%
1974 123.26 −6.32 −4.88%
1973 129.59 +3.05 +2.41%
1972 126.53 +0.7 +0.55%
1971 125.84 −20.16 −13.81%
1970 146 +7.86 +5.69%
1969 138.14 −0.09 −0.06%
1968 138.22 −1.73 −1.24%
1967 139.95 −3.08 −2.16%
1966 143.04 −5.11 −3.45%
1965 148.14 −15.57 −9.51%
1964 163.72 −25.42 −13.44%
1963 189.14 −55.6 −22.72%
1962 244.74 −63.73 −20.66%
1961 308.47 −141.93 −31.51%
1960 450.39 +124.61 +38.25%
1959 325.78 +2.12 +0.65%
1958 323.67 +21.59 +7.15%
1957 302.08 +19.2 +6.79%
1956 282.88 +13.27 +4.92%
1955 269.61 +14.25 +5.58%
1954 255.36 +25.96 +11.32%
1953 229.39 +9.27 +4.21%
1952 220.12 +11.86 +5.69%
1951 208.27 +18.68 +9.86%
1950 189.58 +24.52 +14.86%
1949 165.06 +1.56 +0.95%
1948 163.5 +5.27 +3.33%
1947 158.23 +5.33 +3.48%
1946 152.9 +9.69 +6.77%
1945 143.21 +3.87 +2.78%
1944 139.34 +4.68 +3.48%
1943 134.66 +6.15 +4.78%
1942 128.51 +7.02 +5.78%
1941 121.49 +9.95 +8.92%
1940 111.54 +18.7 +20.14%
1939 92.84 +1.44 +1.57%
1938 91.4 +2.26 +2.54%
1937 89.14 +2.17 +2.5%
1936 86.97 +3.72 +4.47%
1935 83.25 +2.39 +2.95%
1934 80.86 +2.63 +3.36%
1933 78.23 +2.11 +2.78%
1932 76.11 +1.98 +2.67%
1931 74.13 +2.88 +4.04%
1930 71.25 +4.17 +6.22%
1929 67.08 +4.24 +6.75%
1928 62.84 +4.07 +6.92%
1927 58.77 +4.47 +8.23%
1926 54.3 +4.4 +8.81%
1925 49.91 +5.31 +11.91%
1924 44.59 +4.52 +11.28%
1923 40.07 +5.71 +16.6%
1922 34.37 +11.14 +47.98%
1921 23.22 +11.62 +100.1%
1920 11.61 +30.58 +161.16%
1919 -18.98 −1.31 −7.38%
1918 -17.67 +1.5 +7.82%
1917 -19.17 +0.41 +2.07%
1916 -19.58 +0.06 +0.29%
1915 -19.63 −0.4 −2.06%
1914 -19.24 +0.29 +1.47%
1913 -19.53 −0.03 −0.16%
1912 -19.49 +0.23 +1.18%
1911 -19.73 −0.87 −4.63%
1910 -18.85 −0.23 −1.26%
1909 -18.62 −1.23 −7.06%
1908 -17.39 −1.94 −12.53%
1907 -15.45 −1.11 −7.72%
1906 -14.35 −1.7 −13.47%
1905 -12.64 −1.82 −16.83%
1904 -10.82 −1.85 −20.62%
1903 -8.97 −1.79 −24.92%
1902 -7.18 −2.35 −48.48%
1901 -4.84 −2.12 −78.03%
1900 -2.72 −1.7 −167.68%
1899 -1.02 −1.44 −341.67%
1898 0.42 −2.26 −84.32%
1897 2.68 −1.9 −41.5%
1896 4.58 −2.71 −37.17%
1895 7.29 −2.24 −23.47%
1894 9.52 −2.95 −23.67%
1893 12.47 −2.58 −17.14%
1892 15.05 −5.94 −28.28%
1891 20.99 −7.76 −27%
1890 28.75 −16.32 −36.21%
1889 45.07 −1.21 −2.61%
1888 46.28 +1.04 +2.29%
1887 45.24 −3.12 −6.45%
1886 48.36 +0.22 +0.46%
1885 48.14 +0.35 +0.74%
1884 47.78 −4.31 −8.27%
1883 52.09 −1.24 −2.32%
1882 53.33 −2.29 −4.11%
1881 55.62 −7.9 −12.44%
1880 63.52 −10.01 −13.61%
1879 73.53 +2.33 +3.27%
1878 71.2 −5.33 −6.97%
1877 76.53 +2.79 +3.78%
1876 73.75 +6.88 +10.29%
1875 66.87 +2.66 +4.14%
1874 64.21 −3.21 −4.75%
1873 67.41 +5.73 +9.29%
1872 61.68 +2.09 +3.51%
1871 59.59 +5.18 +9.51%
1870 54.41 +3.79 +7.48%
1869 50.63 −1.31 −2.53%
1868 51.94 +1.97 +3.94%
1867 49.97 +4.96 +11.03%
1866 45.01 +1.52 +3.5%
1865 43.49 +1.67 +4%
1864 41.81 +4.2 +11.18%
1863 37.61 +2.42 +6.89%
1862 35.19 +4.22 +13.62%
1861 30.97 +9.14 +41.84%
1860 21.83 +10.75 +96.97%
1859 11.08 −0.1 −0.87%
1858 11.18 −0.63 −5.35%
1857 11.81 +0.17 +1.49%
1856 11.64 −0.5 −4.15%
1855 12.14 −0.88 −6.76%
1854 13.02 −1.06 −7.55%
1853 14.09 −1.57 −10.02%
1852 15.66 −3.1 −16.51%
1851 18.75 −8.57 −31.36%
1850 27.32 — —

Middle Africa, 2024

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

ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.3 GQ Equatorial Guinea 11.69 GA Gabon 27.38 CG Republic of the Congo 41.88 CM Cameroon 64.83 CF Central African Republic 68.66 TD Chad 125.91 AO Angola 159.46 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 680.71
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About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.

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

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