AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) in Congo
Congo: AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) was 0.6395 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Direct emissions in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — direct emissions in Congo is 0.6395 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — direct emissions in Congo peaked at 0.6695 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2347 kt, in 1990.
Congo ranks 168th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2347 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.2446 kt | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2438 kt | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2479 kt | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2489 kt | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2537 kt | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2728 kt | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.275 kt | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2699 kt | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2843 kt | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2864 kt | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3022 kt | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2716 kt | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2826 kt | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3595 kt | +27.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4154 kt | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4793 kt | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5452 kt | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5845 kt | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5851 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6022 kt | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6159 kt | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6249 kt | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6286 kt | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.627 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.634 kt | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6293 kt | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6292 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6315 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6367 kt | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6695 kt | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6513 kt | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.659 kt | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6395 kt | -3.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.6395 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.54 kt, 8% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.6395 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.84 kt, 8% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +27.2% | 0.2826 kt | 0.3595 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2576 kt | 0.2347 kt | 0.2843 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4112 kt | 0.2716 kt | 0.5851 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6259 kt | 0.6022 kt | 0.6367 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6548 kt | 0.6395 kt | 0.6695 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — direct emissions in Congo?
- Afolu — direct emissions in Congo was 0.6395 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6695 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2347 kt in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for afolu — direct emissions?
- Congo ranks 168th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — direct emissions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf