Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Middle Africa: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Democratic Republic of the Congo
8,982 kt
in 2023
Middle Africa
16,693 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
8th
Middle Africa rank
5th

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Middle Africa
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How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 16,693 kt against 8,982 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 7,711 kt.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 1.9 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Middle Africa ranks 5th of 22 countries.

Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 6,421 kt 11,291 kt 4,870 kt Middle Africa
2000s 7,019 kt 12,860 kt 5,841 kt Middle Africa
2010s 7,978 kt 14,837 kt 6,859 kt Middle Africa
2020s 8,789 kt 16,340 kt 7,551 kt Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Middle Africa?
Middle Africa, at 16,693 kt against 8,982 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Middle Africa?
7,711 kt, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Middle Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Middle Africa rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Middle Africa ranks 5th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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