Congo vs East Timor: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Congo
2.74 tonnes per person
in 2024
East Timor
2.68 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo rank
19th
East Timor rank
20th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Congo
- East Timor
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.74 tonnes per person against 2.68 tonnes per person in East Timor, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 19th and East Timor ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 10 and East Timor in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.73 tonnes per person | 6.21 tonnes per person | 3.49 tonnes per person | East Timor |
| 1860s | 19.75 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | 15.4 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1870s | 32.35 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 29.46 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1880s | 30.24 tonnes per person | 2.58 tonnes per person | 27.66 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1890s | 2.97 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | East Timor |
| 1900s | -11.2 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | 13.59 tonnes per person | East Timor |
| 1910s | -18.27 tonnes per person | 2.31 tonnes per person | 20.58 tonnes per person | East Timor |
| 1920s | 27.47 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | 24.78 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 41.09 tonnes per person | 4.24 tonnes per person | 36.85 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 57.57 tonnes per person | 4.66 tonnes per person | 52.92 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 72.83 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | 69.93 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 19.03 tonnes per person | 0.503 tonnes per person | 18.53 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 5.2 tonnes per person | 8.3 tonnes per person | 3.1 tonnes per person | East Timor |
| 1980s | 3.24 tonnes per person | 8.63 tonnes per person | 5.39 tonnes per person | East Timor |
| 1990s | 5.48 tonnes per person | 7.2 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | East Timor |
| 2000s | 5.13 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.39 tonnes per person | 3.04 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 3 tonnes per person | 3.15 tonnes per person | 0.1558 tonnes per person | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Congo or East Timor?
- Congo, at 2.74 tonnes per person against 2.68 tonnes per person in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Congo and East Timor?
- 0.06 tonnes per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and East Timor?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and East Timor rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Congo ranks 19th and East Timor ranks 20th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.