Democratic Republic of Congo vs Germany: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.5%

in 2024

Germany

1.3%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

10th

Germany rank

13th

Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Germany

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Germany ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Germany ranks 13th of 194 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.