Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Zambia: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Democratic Republic of the Congo
11,778 kt
in 2023
Zambia
7,345 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th
Zambia rank
3rd

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 11,778 kt against 7,345 kt in Zambia, a difference of 4,433 kt.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 1.6 times Zambia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Zambia 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 Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 20,055 kt 8,005 kt 12,051 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s 16,708 kt 8,139 kt 8,569 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s 17,406 kt 12,434 kt 4,972 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s 13,862 kt 8,958 kt 4,904 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) from ch4, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Zambia?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 11,778 kt against 7,345 kt in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia?
4,433 kt, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia rank globally for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Zambia 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) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 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