All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita was 0.68 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 0.68 t CO2eq/cap for all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.24 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.68 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 20th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.24 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.15 t CO2eq/cap | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 1.12 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.02 t CO2eq/cap | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 1 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.996 t CO2eq/cap | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 1.24 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.792 t CO2eq/cap | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.756 t CO2eq/cap | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7025 t CO2eq/cap | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 17 Singapore 15.33 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 18 Kazakhstan 15.21 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 19 Iceland 15.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 20 Belgium-Luxembourg 14.5 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 21 Libya 14.49 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 22 Republic of Korea 13.67 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 23 Turkmenistan 13.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 23.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- All sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.68 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 20th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita. 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.