Democratic Republic of the Congo vs South America: Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 1.65 million kt against 156,015 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.50 million kt.
That makes South America's figure about 10.6 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 2nd and South America ranks 5th of 252 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 369,228 kt | 2.65 million kt | 2.28 million kt | South America |
| 2000s | 369,247 kt | 2.02 million kt | 1.65 million kt | South America |
| 2010s | 374,824 kt | 1.45 million kt | 1.07 million kt | South America |
| 2020s | 156,167 kt | 1.59 million kt | 1.44 million kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq), Democratic Republic of the Congo or South America?
- South America, at 1.65 million kt against 156,015 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) between Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America?
- 1.50 million kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America rank globally for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq)?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 2nd and South America ranks 5th of 252 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — 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
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