Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.0355 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.0355 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.046 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0225, in 1992.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0382 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0235 | -38.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0225 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0251 | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0413 | +64.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0383 | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0427 | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0454 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.046 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0444 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0379 | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0376 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0383 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.044 | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0393 | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0416 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0406 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0413 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0395 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0382 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0368 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0423 | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0348 | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0327 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.034 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0309 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0256 | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0268 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0323 | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0343 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0355 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0333 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0411 | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0372 | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0355 | -4.7% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0355 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0658, 54% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0355 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0966, 37% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +64.5% | 0.0251 | 0.0413 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0367 | 0.0225 | 0.046 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0398 | 0.0376 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0331 | 0.0256 | 0.0423 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0365 | 0.0333 | 0.0411 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2047 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8778 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.05 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.4511 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 28.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.0355 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.046 in 1998.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0225 in 1992.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.