Democratic Republic of Congo vs Germany: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.3%
in 2024
Germany
1.2%
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Germany rank
13th

Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Germany
0246185019372024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Germany ranks 13th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.