Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Congo
Congo: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Congo, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.4% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Congo peaked at 1.0% in 1958 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1919.
Congo ranks 38th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Congo?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Congo was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1958.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1919.
- How does Congo rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Congo ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.