Democratic Republic of Congo vs Germany: Greenhouse gas emissions

Democratic Republic of Congo

680.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents

in 2024

Germany

659.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Germany rank

13th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Germany

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 680.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 659.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Germany, a difference of 21.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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: Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit: tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.