Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Land-use change — Emissions

Democratic Republic of the Congo
156,015 kt
in 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean
1.70 million kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
4th

Land-use change — Emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
01.0M2.0M3.0M199020062023

How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 1.70 million kt against 156,015 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.55 million kt.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 10.9 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 21 countries.

Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 369,228 kt 2.73 million kt 2.36 million kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 369,247 kt 2.09 million kt 1.72 million kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 374,824 kt 1.50 million kt 1.12 million kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 156,167 kt 1.65 million kt 1.49 million kt Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land-use change — emissions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 1.70 million kt against 156,015 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in land-use change — emissions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Latin America and the Caribbean?
1.55 million kt, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Latin America and the Caribbean?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for land-use change — emissions?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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