Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
469.36 kt
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
114,321 kt
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
9th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
8th

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199020072024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 114,321 kt against 469.36 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 113,852 kt.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 243.6 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th of 22 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 491.83 kt 114,285 kt 113,793 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 469.98 kt 115,372 kt 114,902 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 468.53 kt 115,245 kt 114,777 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 468.19 kt 114,487 kt 114,019 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 114,321 kt against 469.36 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
113,852 kt, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.