Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 7.39 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 7.39 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 7.39 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.21 kt, in 1965.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th of 22 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 — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.71 kt | — |
| 1962 | 2.61 kt | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 2.48 kt | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 2.41 kt | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 2.21 kt | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 2.36 kt | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 2.44 kt | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 2.62 kt | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 2.77 kt | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 3.11 kt | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 3.18 kt | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 3.25 kt | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 3.35 kt | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 3.43 kt | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 3.53 kt | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 3.6 kt | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 3.59 kt | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 3.59 kt | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 3.64 kt | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 3.64 kt | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 3.69 kt | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.76 kt | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 3.84 kt | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 3.91 kt | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 4.03 kt | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 4.18 kt | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 4.42 kt | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 4.63 kt | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 4.92 kt | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 5.26 kt | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 4.99 kt | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 5.09 kt | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 4.98 kt | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 4.96 kt | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 4.75 kt | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 4.69 kt | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.75 kt | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.54 kt | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 4.26 kt | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 4.15 kt | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 4.06 kt | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.93 kt | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.95 kt | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.95 kt | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.94 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.97 kt | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4 kt | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.04 kt | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.01 kt | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 4.48 kt | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 4.51 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.7 kt | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.98 kt | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 5.3 kt | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 5.45 kt | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.4 kt | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.6 kt | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 5.78 kt | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 6.05 kt | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 6.16 kt | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 6.43 kt | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 6.84 kt | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 7.39 kt | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.51 kt | 2.21 kt | 2.77 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.43 kt | 3.11 kt | 3.64 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1 kt | 3.64 kt | 4.92 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.83 kt | 4.26 kt | 5.26 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 kt | 3.93 kt | 4.15 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 kt | 4.48 kt | 6.05 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7 kt | 6.16 kt | 7.39 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27.62 kt compare
- 10 Ethiopia 166.78 kt compare
- 11 Australia 161.56 kt compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 10.34 kt compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.63 kt compare
- 12 Russian Federation 158.2 kt compare
- 13 Argentina 141.18 kt compare
- 14 Canada 127.29 kt compare
- 14 Melanesia 6.04 kt compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.1 kt compare
- 15 Mexico 119.67 kt compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 3.12 kt compare
- 16 Sudan (former) 106.57 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 — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Agricultural soils — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 7.39 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 kt in 1965.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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 — 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