Congo vs New Zealand: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Congo
0.3%
in 2024
New Zealand
0.3%
in 2024
Congo rank
54th
New Zealand rank
52nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Congo
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.
Congo ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Congo or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Congo and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and New Zealand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and New Zealand rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Congo ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.