Africa vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.83 million kt against 205,125 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.62 million kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 8.9 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th of 33 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.81 million kt | 423,300 kt | 1.38 million kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.91 million kt | 424,827 kt | 1.48 million kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 2.25 million kt | 433,281 kt | 1.81 million kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 1.92 million kt | 209,206 kt | 1.71 million kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions (co2eq), Africa or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Africa, at 1.83 million kt against 205,125 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 1.62 million kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for afolu — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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