Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mozambique: Methane emissions by sector

Democratic Republic of Congo
11.88 million tonnes
in 2023
Mozambique
7.58 million tonnes
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
2nd
Mozambique rank
5th

Methane emissions by sector over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Mozambique
010.0M20.0M30.0M199020062023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 11.88 million tonnes against 7.58 million tonnes in Mozambique, a difference of 4.30 million tonnes.

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

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Mozambique ranks 5th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.