Democratic Republic of the Congo vs South America: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2)
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 1.30 million kt against 155,217 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.14 million kt.
That makes South America's figure about 8.4 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd and South America ranks 3rd of 257 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 369,729 kt | 2.05 million kt | 1.68 million kt | South America |
| 2000s | 369,710 kt | 1.51 million kt | 1.14 million kt | South America |
| 2010s | 374,035 kt | 934,964 kt | 560,929 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 155,216 kt | 1.25 million kt | 1.09 million kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or South America?
- South America, at 1.30 million kt against 155,217 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America?
- 1.14 million kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America rank globally for afolu — emissions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd and South America ranks 3rd of 257 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf