AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in Congo
Congo: AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) was 5.08 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Congo recorded 5.08 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Congo peaked at 6.36 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.99 kt, in 2000.
Congo ranks 134th of 257 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 — Emissions (N2O) in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.55 kt | — |
| 1991 | 4.57 kt | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.56 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.57 kt | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.57 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.57 kt | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.25 kt | -50.9% |
| 1997 | 2.32 kt | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.33 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.38 kt | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.99 kt | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 2.18 kt | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 2.85 kt | +30.4% |
| 2003 | 4.93 kt | +73.2% |
| 2004 | 4.94 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.67 kt | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 5.89 kt | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.19 kt | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 5.13 kt | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.86 kt | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 5.83 kt | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 6.22 kt | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 5.65 kt | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 5.89 kt | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.89 kt | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 5.92 kt | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 6.36 kt | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 5.63 kt | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 6.19 kt | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 6.21 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.41 kt | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 5.08 kt | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 6.35 kt | +25.1% |
| 2023 | 5.08 kt | -20.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 5.08 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.04 kt, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 5.08 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.68 kt, 29% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +73.2% | 2.85 kt | 4.93 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.67 kt | 2.25 kt | 4.57 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.36 kt | 1.99 kt | 5.89 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.88 kt | 4.89 kt | 6.36 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.48 kt | 5.08 kt | 6.35 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 — emissions in Congo?
- Afolu — emissions in Congo was 5.08 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.36 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 kt in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for afolu — emissions?
- Congo ranks 134th out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 — 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