Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Congo
Congo: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in 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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Congo stood at 0.3686 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 112.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Congo peaked at 0.4504 kilograms per international-$ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0635 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
Congo ranks 27th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0914 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0635 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1264 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1041 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1733 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2139 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0762 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4029 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1392 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0753 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1793 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1172 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4504 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2475 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1918 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3435 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1739 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3014 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3426 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3209 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 24 Barbados 0.3859 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 25 Serbia 0.3806 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 0.3713 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 0.3631 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 30 Bulgaria 0.3391 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Congo?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Congo was 0.3686 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4504 kilograms per international-$ in 1997.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0635 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Congo rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Congo ranks 27th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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-$).