Central African Republic vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

Central African Republic
0.2747 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.3439 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
3rd
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.3439 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.2747 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0692 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 191 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8254 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2.05 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.23 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0.5663 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.5101 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.2857 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.79 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.2753 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.68 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.41 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.2839 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.04 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.7523 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.2221 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.5464 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3243 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.267 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.392 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1251 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Central African Republic or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.3439 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.2747 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0692 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.