Canada vs Congo: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Canada
73.42 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Congo
76.62 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Canada rank
154th
Congo rank
152nd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 76.62 tonnes per square kilometre against 73.42 tonnes per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Canada ranks 154th and Congo ranks 152nd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 55.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.97 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1970s | 72.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 46.26 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1980s | 76.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 54 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1990s | 81.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 53.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.56 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 87.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 66.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.19 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2010s | 78.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 80.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.06 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 74.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 76.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Canada or Congo?
- Congo, at 76.62 tonnes per square kilometre against 73.42 tonnes per square kilometre in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Canada and Congo?
- 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Congo rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 154th and Congo ranks 152nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.