Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Congo
Congo: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 2.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Congo, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Congo is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Congo peaked at 4.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1983.
That places Congo 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 28 Madagascar 2.4% compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 2.4% compare
- 30 Sudan 2.4% compare
- 32 Solomon Islands 2.3% compare
- 33 Palestine 2.3% compare
- 34 Guinea 2.3% compare
More climate change data for Congo
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 6.48 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.16 million (2025)
- Urban population 64.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.4 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 191.08 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.4 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.4 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Congo?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Congo was 2.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1983.
- How does Congo rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Congo ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.