Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.0645 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.0645 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is up 28.7% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.1936 kilograms per international-$ in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.0381 kilograms per international-$, in 2016.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 161st of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1529 kilograms per international-$ | 0.12 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1936 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1128 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0899 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1376 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1135 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1016 kilograms per international-$ | 0.138 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1234 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1054 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1399 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1174 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0951 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1394 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0732 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0586 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0831 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0538 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0381 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0775 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.056 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0645 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 158 Sri Lanka 0.0721 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 159 Rwanda 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 160 Malawi 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 162 Ethiopia 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 163 Uganda 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 164 Switzerland 0.0589 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.2% (2100)
- Population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Population, total 112.83 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.0% (2025)
- Urban population 50.90 million (2025)
- Urban population 45.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 238.70 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.0645 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1936 kilograms per international-$ in 1955.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0381 kilograms per international-$ in 2016.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 161st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).