Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions was 1.43 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.43 kt
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
12th
of 20 countries
All-time high
1.43 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.4863 kt
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2023

0.40.60.811.21.4196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 1.43 kt for agricultural soils — indirect emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.43 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4863 kt, in 1965.

That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.5977 kt
1962 0.5716 kt -4.4%
1963 0.5412 kt -5.3%
1964 0.5215 kt -3.6%
1965 0.4863 kt -6.7%
1966 0.5226 kt +7.5%
1967 0.5417 kt +3.7%
1968 0.5808 kt +7.2%
1969 0.612 kt +5.4%
1970 0.6839 kt +11.7%
1971 0.7007 kt +2.5%
1972 0.717 kt +2.3%
1973 0.7346 kt +2.5%
1974 0.7525 kt +2.4%
1975 0.7659 kt +1.8%
1976 0.7758 kt +1.3%
1977 0.7801 kt +0.6%
1978 0.7798 kt -0.0%
1979 0.7883 kt +1.1%
1980 0.7955 kt +0.9%
1981 0.8087 kt +1.7%
1982 0.8211 kt +1.5%
1983 0.8314 kt +1.3%
1984 0.8436 kt +1.5%
1985 0.8721 kt +3.4%
1986 0.9188 kt +5.4%
1987 0.9666 kt +5.2%
1988 1.02 kt +5.6%
1989 1.08 kt +5.6%
1990 1.14 kt +5.7%
1991 1.09 kt -4.2%
1992 1.13 kt +3.7%
1993 1.11 kt -1.8%
1994 1.12 kt +0.4%
1995 1.08 kt -3.6%
1996 1.07 kt -0.6%
1997 1.1 kt +2.8%
1998 1.06 kt -3.6%
1999 0.993 kt -6.2%
2000 0.9685 kt -2.5%
2001 0.9435 kt -2.6%
2002 0.9191 kt -2.6%
2003 0.92 kt +0.1%
2004 0.9208 kt +0.1%
2005 0.9217 kt +0.1%
2006 0.9228 kt +0.1%
2007 0.9239 kt +0.1%
2008 0.9255 kt +0.2%
2009 0.9258 kt +0.0%
2010 1.01 kt +8.7%
2011 1.02 kt +1.0%
2012 1.05 kt +3.4%
2013 1.09 kt +3.5%
2014 1.12 kt +2.6%
2015 1.13 kt +1.6%
2016 1.15 kt +1.4%
2017 1.17 kt +1.5%
2018 1.19 kt +1.6%
2019 1.21 kt +1.6%
2020 1.24 kt +2.8%
2021 1.29 kt +4.0%
2022 1.37 kt +6.2%
2023 1.43 kt +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5528 kt 0.4863 kt 0.612 kt 9
1970s 0.7479 kt 0.6839 kt 0.7883 kt 10
1980s 0.8957 kt 0.7955 kt 1.08 kt 10
1990s 1.09 kt 0.993 kt 1.14 kt 10
2000s 0.9292 kt 0.9191 kt 0.9685 kt 10
2010s 1.11 kt 1.01 kt 1.21 kt 10
2020s 1.33 kt 1.24 kt 1.43 kt 4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 9 Ethiopia 32 kt compare
  2. 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5.89 kt compare
  3. 10 Australia 24.99 kt compare
  4. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.68 kt compare
  5. 11 Chad 22.76 kt compare
  6. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 2.33 kt compare
  7. 12 Nigeria 22.27 kt compare
  8. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.35 kt compare
  9. 13 Sudan (former) 21.92 kt compare
  10. 14 Argentina 21.31 kt compare
  11. 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.8589 kt compare
  12. 15 Indonesia 20.2 kt compare
  13. 15 Republic of Moldova 0.3736 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1.43 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 1.43 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4863 kt in 1965.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2023
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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