Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 8,982 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,982 kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
8th
of 22 countries
All-time high
8,982 kt
in 2023
All-time low
6,209 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 6.2k kt1991: 6.3k kt1992: 6.3k kt1993: 6.4k kt1994: 6.4k kt1995: 6.5k kt1996: 6.5k kt1997: 6.5k kt1998: 6.5k kt1999: 6.6k kt2000: 6.7k kt2001: 6.8k kt2002: 6.8k kt2003: 6.9k kt2004: 6.9k kt2005: 7.0k kt2006: 7.1k kt2007: 7.2k kt2008: 7.3k kt2009: 7.4k kt2010: 7.5k kt2011: 7.6k kt2012: 7.7k kt2013: 7.8k kt2014: 7.9k kt2015: 8.0k kt2016: 8.1k kt2017: 8.2k kt2018: 8.4k kt2019: 8.5k kt2020: 8.6k kt2021: 8.7k kt2022: 8.9k kt2023: 9.0k kt

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

Analysis

Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 8,982 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 8,982 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,209 kt, in 1990.

That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 8th out of 22 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6,209 kt
1991 6,271 kt +1.0%
1992 6,320 kt +0.8%
1993 6,393 kt +1.2%
1994 6,427 kt +0.5%
1995 6,472 kt +0.7%
1996 6,487 kt +0.2%
1997 6,507 kt +0.3%
1998 6,547 kt +0.6%
1999 6,577 kt +0.5%
2000 6,727 kt +2.3%
2001 6,762 kt +0.5%
2002 6,822 kt +0.9%
2003 6,879 kt +0.8%
2004 6,949 kt +1.0%
2005 7,029 kt +1.2%
2006 7,118 kt +1.3%
2007 7,209 kt +1.3%
2008 7,306 kt +1.3%
2009 7,389 kt +1.1%
2010 7,485 kt +1.3%
2011 7,589 kt +1.4%
2012 7,696 kt +1.4%
2013 7,812 kt +1.5%
2014 7,921 kt +1.4%
2015 8,026 kt +1.3%
2016 8,136 kt +1.4%
2017 8,250 kt +1.4%
2018 8,372 kt +1.5%
2019 8,490 kt +1.4%
2020 8,601 kt +1.3%
2021 8,721 kt +1.4%
2022 8,853 kt +1.5%
2023 8,982 kt +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,421 kt 6,209 kt 6,577 kt 10
2000s 7,019 kt 6,727 kt 7,389 kt 10
2010s 7,978 kt 7,485 kt 8,490 kt 10
2020s 8,789 kt 8,601 kt 8,982 kt 4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 5 Brazil 80,314 kt compare
  2. 6 Indonesia 73,115 kt compare
  3. 7 Mexico 60,376 kt compare
  4. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 9,644 kt compare
  5. 8 Pakistan 33,227 kt compare
  6. 9 Nigeria 31,870 kt compare
  7. 9 Viet Nam 7,542 kt compare
  8. 10 Russian Federation 30,622 kt compare
  9. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 3,757 kt compare
  10. 11 Republic of Moldova 1,919 kt compare
  11. 11 Thailand 17,496 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 8,982 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 8,982 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 6,209 kt in 1990.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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