Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 5.72 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 5.72 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 5.72 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.72 kt, in 1965.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.11 kt | — |
| 1962 | 2.04 kt | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 1.94 kt | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 1.88 kt | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 1.72 kt | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 1.83 kt | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 1.89 kt | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 2.03 kt | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 2.15 kt | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 2.41 kt | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 2.47 kt | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 2.52 kt | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.6 kt | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 2.66 kt | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.74 kt | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.79 kt | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 2.78 kt | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.79 kt | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 2.82 kt | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.83 kt | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.86 kt | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.93 kt | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.98 kt | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 3.04 kt | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.14 kt | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 3.25 kt | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 3.44 kt | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 3.6 kt | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 3.82 kt | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 4.02 kt | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 3.8 kt | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 3.87 kt | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 3.78 kt | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 3.75 kt | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 3.58 kt | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 3.54 kt | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.58 kt | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.4 kt | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 3.19 kt | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 3.11 kt | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 3.04 kt | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.93 kt | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.95 kt | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.95 kt | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.94 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.97 kt | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.99 kt | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.02 kt | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.99 kt | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.38 kt | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.56 kt | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 3.78 kt | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 4.03 kt | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 4.16 kt | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 4.12 kt | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.28 kt | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 4.42 kt | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 4.63 kt | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.73 kt | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.95 kt | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.28 kt | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 5.72 kt | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 kt | 1.72 kt | 2.15 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.66 kt | 2.41 kt | 2.82 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.19 kt | 2.83 kt | 3.82 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.65 kt | 3.19 kt | 4.02 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 kt | 2.93 kt | 3.11 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.97 kt | 3.38 kt | 4.63 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.17 kt | 4.73 kt | 5.72 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 10 Australia 124 kt compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 21.83 kt compare
- 11 Indonesia 116.75 kt compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 7.71 kt compare
- 12 Argentina 111.23 kt compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.96 kt compare
- 13 Mexico 93.42 kt compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3.03 kt compare
- 14 Russian Federation 92.01 kt compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 2.25 kt compare
- 15 Sudan (former) 82.15 kt compare
- 16 Canada 77.26 kt compare
- 16 Melanesia 1.63 kt compare
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 11.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,736 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,458 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,278 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 117.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,251 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 604.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 646.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.28 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 5.72 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.72 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 kt in 1965.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — 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