Congo vs Grenada: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Congo
3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Grenada
3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
97th
Grenada rank
98th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Congo
- Grenada
How they compare
Congo currently reports 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Grenada, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Grenada ahead.
Congo ranks 97th and Grenada ranks 98th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 13 and Grenada in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Grenada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Grenada |
| 1860s | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Grenada |
| 1870s | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Grenada |
| 1880s | 0.1888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Grenada |
| 1890s | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Grenada |
| 1900s | 0.259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1910s | 0.3933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1920s | 0.5154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.5645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 0.5305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 0.6582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.6333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.64 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, excluding land use and forestry, Congo or Grenada?
- Congo, at 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Grenada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Congo and Grenada?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Grenada?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Grenada rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Congo ranks 97th and Grenada ranks 98th of 194 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.