Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Congo
Congo: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 2.74 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.74 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
19th
of 194 countries
All-time high
81.47 tonnes per person
in 1959
All-time low
-19.69 tonnes per person
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Congo, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Congo is 2.74 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Congo peaked at 81.47 tonnes per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, -19.69 tonnes per person, in 1919.
Congo ranks 19th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 6.07 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 4.4 tonnes per person | -27.5% |
| 1852 | 3.43 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 1853 | 2.84 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 1854 | 2.62 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1855 | 2.12 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 1856 | 1.83 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1857 | 1.64 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1858 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -36.8% |
| 1859 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1860 | 11.87 tonnes per person | +820.8% |
| 1861 | 16.31 tonnes per person | +37.4% |
| 1862 | 18.3 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1863 | 19.6 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1864 | 20.61 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1865 | 21.27 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1866 | 21.8 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1867 | 22.25 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1868 | 22.6 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 22.83 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 27.8 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 1871 | 30.35 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1872 | 31.64 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1873 | 32.69 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1874 | 33.04 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 32.97 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 32.94 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 34.09 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1878 | 34.25 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 33.69 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1880 | 32.16 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1881 | 31.32 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1882 | 30.87 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1883 | 30.21 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1884 | 30.24 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 29.88 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1886 | 29.89 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 29.15 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1888 | 29.23 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 29.48 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 15.82 tonnes per person | -46.3% |
| 1891 | 10.25 tonnes per person | -35.2% |
| 1892 | 6.46 tonnes per person | -37.0% |
| 1893 | 4.09 tonnes per person | -36.7% |
| 1894 | 2.17 tonnes per person | -46.9% |
| 1895 | 0.8419 tonnes per person | -61.2% |
| 1896 | -0.8433 tonnes per person | -200.2% |
| 1897 | -1.87 tonnes per person | +121.4% |
| 1898 | -3.19 tonnes per person | +70.9% |
| 1899 | -4.05 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 1900 | -5.33 tonnes per person | +31.5% |
| 1901 | -6.73 tonnes per person | +26.3% |
| 1902 | -8.11 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 1903 | -9.55 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 1904 | -10.91 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1905 | -11.78 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1906 | -13.15 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1907 | -14.2 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1908 | -15.69 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1909 | -16.52 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1910 | -16.79 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1911 | -17.5 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1912 | -17.46 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1913 | -17.83 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1914 | -18.1 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1915 | -18.64 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1916 | -19.01 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1917 | -19.13 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1918 | -18.57 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1919 | -19.69 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1920 | 6.3 tonnes per person | -132.0% |
| 1921 | 15.39 tonnes per person | +144.3% |
| 1922 | 22.43 tonnes per person | +45.7% |
| 1923 | 26.38 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1924 | 29.11 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1925 | 31.71 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1926 | 33.44 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1927 | 35.25 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1928 | 36.68 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1929 | 38.01 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1930 | 38.78 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1931 | 39.82 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1932 | 40.05 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 40.69 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 41.22 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1935 | 41.78 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1936 | 42.01 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 42.24 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 42.53 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 41.76 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1940 | 52.58 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 1941 | 55.9 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1942 | 57.37 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 58.76 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1944 | 58.56 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 59 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1946 | 58.97 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1947 | 58.56 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1948 | 58.37 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 57.69 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1950 | 62.28 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1951 | 66.83 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1952 | 68.48 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 68.99 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 72.73 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1955 | 74.78 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 75.29 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 77.64 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 79.79 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 81.47 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 46.95 tonnes per person | -42.4% |
| 1961 | 31.67 tonnes per person | -32.6% |
| 1962 | 24.39 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1963 | 19.14 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 1964 | 16.08 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 1965 | 13.1 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1966 | 11.5 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1967 | 9.79 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1968 | 9.11 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 8.57 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 8.01 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 6.67 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 1972 | 6.75 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 6 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 5.83 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 5.44 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 4.48 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 1977 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -32.5% |
| 1978 | 2.6 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1979 | 3.14 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 3.36 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 6.07 tonnes per person | +80.4% |
| 1982 | 4.54 tonnes per person | -25.2% |
| 1983 | 3.52 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 1984 | 3.87 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 2.63 tonnes per person | -32.1% |
| 1986 | 2.11 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1987 | 2.11 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.41 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 1.79 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 1990 | 2.18 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 2.65 tonnes per person | +53.3% |
| 1993 | 1.87 tonnes per person | -29.4% |
| 1994 | 3.67 tonnes per person | +96.3% |
| 1995 | 3.83 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 4.79 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 1997 | 10.06 tonnes per person | +109.7% |
| 1998 | 11.99 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 12.07 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 9.03 tonnes per person | -25.2% |
| 2001 | 6.25 tonnes per person | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 4.91 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 5.48 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 4.07 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 2005 | 3.78 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 3.48 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 4.62 tonnes per person | +32.7% |
| 2008 | 4.81 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.83 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.85 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 6.4 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 5.96 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 5.27 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 3.1 tonnes per person | -41.1% |
| 2015 | 4.61 tonnes per person | +48.6% |
| 2016 | 3.58 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 4.11 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 2.8 tonnes per person | -31.9% |
| 2019 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 3.51 tonnes per person | +56.3% |
| 2021 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 2.94 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.79 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 2.74 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 2.74 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182 tonnes per person, 8.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 2.74 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654 tonnes per person, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | +820.8% | 1.29 tonnes per person | 11.87 tonnes per person |
| 1896 | -200.2% | 0.8419 tonnes per person | -0.8433 tonnes per person |
| 1921 | +144.3% | 6.3 tonnes per person | 15.39 tonnes per person |
| 1920 | +132.0% | -19.69 tonnes per person | 6.3 tonnes per person |
| 1897 | -121.4% | -0.8433 tonnes per person | -1.87 tonnes per person |
| 1997 | +109.7% | 4.79 tonnes per person | 10.06 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.73 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 6.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 19.75 tonnes per person | 11.87 tonnes per person | 22.83 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 32.35 tonnes per person | 27.8 tonnes per person | 34.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 30.24 tonnes per person | 29.15 tonnes per person | 32.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.97 tonnes per person | -4.05 tonnes per person | 15.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | -11.2 tonnes per person | -16.52 tonnes per person | -5.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | -18.27 tonnes per person | -19.69 tonnes per person | -16.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 27.47 tonnes per person | 6.3 tonnes per person | 38.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 41.09 tonnes per person | 38.78 tonnes per person | 42.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 57.57 tonnes per person | 52.58 tonnes per person | 59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 72.83 tonnes per person | 62.28 tonnes per person | 81.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.03 tonnes per person | 8.57 tonnes per person | 46.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.2 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | 8.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.24 tonnes per person | 1.79 tonnes per person | 6.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.48 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 12.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 tonnes per person | 3.48 tonnes per person | 9.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.39 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | 6.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | 3.51 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Congo?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Congo was 2.74 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 81.47 tonnes per person in 1959.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.69 tonnes per person in 1919.
- How does Congo rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Congo ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.