Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Congo
Congo: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.88 billion tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Congo, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Congo is 1.88 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Congo peaked at 1.88 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.11 million tonnes, in 1950.
That places Congo 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 345.87 million tonnes | 52.11 million tonnes | 680.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 831.74 million tonnes | 730.28 million tonnes | 901.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 956.75 million tonnes | 913.39 million tonnes | 990.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 billion tonnes | 997.37 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 1.48 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.51 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 billion tonnes | 1.78 billion tonnes | 1.88 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Congo?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Congo was 1.88 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.11 million tonnes in 1950.
- How does Congo rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Congo ranks 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.