AFOLU — Indirect emissions (N2O) in Congo
Congo: AFOLU — Indirect emissions (N2O) was 0.2814 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Indirect emissions in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — indirect emissions in Congo stood at 0.2814 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — indirect emissions in Congo peaked at 0.2856 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1215 kt, in 1990.
Congo ranks 160th of 225 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O) in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1215 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1233 kt | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1242 kt | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1266 kt | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1277 kt | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1287 kt | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1298 kt | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1297 kt | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1269 kt | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1329 kt | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.132 kt | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1338 kt | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1397 kt | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1442 kt | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1707 kt | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 0.198 kt | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2244 kt | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2513 kt | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2668 kt | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2641 kt | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2767 kt | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.281 kt | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2822 kt | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2835 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2853 kt | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2856 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2856 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2851 kt | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2848 kt | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2847 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2833 kt | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.282 kt | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2817 kt | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2814 kt | -0.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.2814 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.72 kt, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.2814 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.93 kt, 7% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1271 kt | 0.1215 kt | 0.1329 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1925 kt | 0.132 kt | 0.2668 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2835 kt | 0.2767 kt | 0.2856 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2821 kt | 0.2814 kt | 0.2833 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 — indirect emissions in Congo?
- Afolu — indirect emissions in Congo was 0.2814 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — indirect emissions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2856 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest afolu — indirect emissions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1215 kt in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for afolu — indirect emissions?
- Congo ranks 160th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — indirect emissions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 — Indirect 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