Congo vs United States: Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Congo
0.0015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0021 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
79th
United States rank
77th
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0021 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0006 kt per square kilometre.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 79th and United States ranks 77th of 200 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.017 kt per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0322 kt per square kilometre | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Congo or United States?
- United States, at 0.0021 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Congo and United States?
- 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Congo and United States rank globally for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 79th and United States ranks 77th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.