Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Congo
Congo: Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) was 0.4197 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland organic soils — emissions in Congo stood at 0.4197 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Congo peaked at 0.4197 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3231 kt, in 2004.
That places Congo 41st out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3502 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3502 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3502 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3502 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3502 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3482 kt | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3449 kt | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3429 kt | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3434 kt | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3485 kt | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3383 kt | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3246 kt | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3262 kt | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3234 kt | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3231 kt | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3266 kt | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3289 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3264 kt | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3336 kt | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3339 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3359 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3488 kt | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3786 kt | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3845 kt | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3926 kt | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3926 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3969 kt | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3991 kt | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4047 kt | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4101 kt | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4048 kt | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4145 kt | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4197 kt | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4197 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4197 kt | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.4197 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 kt, 8394.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3479 kt | 0.3429 kt | 0.3502 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3285 kt | 0.3231 kt | 0.3383 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3844 kt | 0.3359 kt | 0.4101 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4157 kt | 0.4048 kt | 0.4197 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 cropland organic soils — emissions in Congo?
- Cropland organic soils — emissions in Congo was 0.4197 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4197 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3231 kt in 2004.
- How does Congo rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
- Congo ranks 41st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.