Andorra vs Congo: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Andorra
6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo
6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Andorra rank
69th
Congo rank
68th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Andorra
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Andorra, a difference of 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Andorra ahead.
Andorra ranks 69th and Congo ranks 68th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Andorra averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Andorra | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Andorra |
| 1860s | 7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1870s | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1880s | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1890s | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Andorra |
| 1900s | 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Andorra |
| 1910s | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Andorra |
| 1920s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.5305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 53.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 46.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 13.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 67.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 54.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 9.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 9.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 8.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Andorra or Congo?
- Congo, at 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Andorra as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Andorra and Congo?
- 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Andorra and Congo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Andorra and Congo rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Andorra ranks 69th and Congo ranks 68th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.