Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Congo
Congo: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -7,084 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Congo, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Congo recorded -7,084 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 168.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Congo peaked at 13,105 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -7,084 kt, in 2021.
That places Congo 198th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,072 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10,289 kt | +69.4% |
| 2012 | 10,289 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,289 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10,289 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10,289 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13,105 kt | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 13,105 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13,105 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13,105 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13,105 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -7,084 kt | -154.1% |
| 2022 | -7,084 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -7,084 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -7,084 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -7,084 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,072 kt | 6,072 kt | 6,072 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,072 kt | 6,072 kt | 6,072 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,993 kt | 6,072 kt | 13,105 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -3,719 kt | -7,084 kt | 13,105 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More climate change data for Congo
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2359 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Congo?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Congo was -7,084 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 13,105 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,084 kt in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Congo ranks 198th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 168.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).