Afghanistan vs Congo: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Afghanistan
0.1%
in 2024
Congo
0.1%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
98th
Congo rank
100th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 98th and Congo ranks 100th of 194 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Afghanistan or Congo?
- Afghanistan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Afghanistan and Congo?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Congo rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Afghanistan ranks 98th and Congo ranks 100th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.