Democratic Republic of the Congo vs OECD: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
177,972 kt
in 2023
OECD
148,228 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th
OECD rank
3rd

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • OECD
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 177,972 kt against 148,228 kt in OECD, a difference of 29,744 kt.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 1.2 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and OECD ranks 3rd of 21 countries.

Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 399,581 kt 287,871 kt 111,710 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s 399,247 kt 145,854 kt 253,393 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s 407,271 kt 134,888 kt 272,383 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s 182,008 kt 167,626 kt 14,383 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land-use change — emissions (co2eq), Democratic Republic of the Congo or OECD?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 177,972 kt against 148,228 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in land-use change — emissions (co2eq) between Democratic Republic of the Congo and OECD?
29,744 kt, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and OECD rank globally for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and OECD ranks 3rd of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
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