Agrifood systems — Emissions Share in Congo
Congo: Agrifood systems — Emissions Share was 12.12 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agrifood systems — emissions share in Congo is 12.12 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions share in Congo peaked at 19.41 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.55 %, in 2001.
Congo ranks 206th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.58 % | — |
| 1991 | 17.88 % | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 17.85 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 17.84 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 19.41 % | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 16.19 % | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 9.22 % | -43.1% |
| 1997 | 8.71 % | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 7.05 % | -19.1% |
| 1999 | 7.25 % | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.91 % | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 5.55 % | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 10.47 % | +88.6% |
| 2003 | 14.72 % | +40.6% |
| 2004 | 13.77 % | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 12.82 % | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 12.3 % | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 13.23 % | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 13.57 % | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 12.06 % | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 12.84 % | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 13.87 % | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 13.2 % | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 15.07 % | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 12.7 % | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 15.26 % | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 16.29 % | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 13.34 % | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 12.31 % | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 12.13 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 11.66 % | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 12.24 % | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 14.58 % | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 12.12 % | -16.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 12.12 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.05 %, 18% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 12.12 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75.31 %, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agrifood systems — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +88.6% | 5.55 % | 10.47 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9 % | 7.05 % | 19.41 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.44 % | 5.55 % | 14.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7 % | 12.13 % | 16.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.65 % | 11.66 % | 14.58 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 204 Saudi Arabia 16.82 % compare
- 205 Trinidad and Tobago 15.85 % compare
- 207 Libya 11.99 % compare
- 208 United Arab Emirates 11.44 % compare
- 209 Brunei Darussalam 10.68 % compare
- 209 Brunei 10.68 % compare
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 agrifood systems — emissions share in Congo?
- Agrifood systems — emissions share in Congo was 12.12 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions share recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 19.41 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions share recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.55 % in 2001.
- How does Congo rank for agrifood systems — emissions share?
- Congo ranks 206th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions share rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.