Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,814 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,814 kt
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
7th
of 19 countries
All-time high
3,814 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,328 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2023

1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k3.5k4.0k1990200620231990: 1.3k kt1991: 1.4k kt1992: 1.4k kt1993: 1.5k kt1994: 1.5k kt1995: 1.6k kt1996: 1.6k kt1997: 1.7k kt1998: 1.7k kt1999: 1.8k kt2000: 1.8k kt2001: 1.9k kt2002: 1.9k kt2003: 2.0k kt2004: 2.1k kt2005: 2.1k kt2006: 2.2k kt2007: 2.3k kt2008: 2.3k kt2009: 2.4k kt2010: 2.5k kt2011: 2.6k kt2012: 2.7k kt2013: 2.7k kt2014: 2.8k kt2015: 2.9k kt2016: 3.0k kt2017: 3.1k kt2018: 3.2k kt2019: 3.4k kt2020: 3.5k kt2021: 3.6k kt2022: 3.7k kt2023: 3.8k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 3,814 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 3,814 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,328 kt, in 1990.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,328 kt
1991 1,373 kt +3.4%
1992 1,421 kt +3.4%
1993 1,472 kt +3.6%
1994 1,544 kt +4.8%
1995 1,609 kt +4.2%
1996 1,640 kt +1.9%
1997 1,667 kt +1.6%
1998 1,713 kt +2.8%
1999 1,771 kt +3.4%
2000 1,829 kt +3.3%
2001 1,888 kt +3.2%
2002 1,946 kt +3.1%
2003 2,004 kt +3.0%
2004 2,064 kt +3.0%
2005 2,128 kt +3.1%
2006 2,195 kt +3.1%
2007 2,262 kt +3.1%
2008 2,332 kt +3.1%
2009 2,405 kt +3.1%
2010 2,483 kt +3.2%
2011 2,566 kt +3.3%
2012 2,653 kt +3.4%
2013 2,745 kt +3.5%
2014 2,839 kt +3.4%
2015 2,930 kt +3.2%
2016 3,029 kt +3.4%
2017 3,145 kt +3.8%
2018 3,249 kt +3.3%
2019 3,351 kt +3.1%
2020 3,455 kt +3.1%
2021 3,572 kt +3.4%
2022 3,692 kt +3.4%
2023 3,814 kt +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,554 kt 1,328 kt 1,771 kt 10
2000s 2,105 kt 1,829 kt 2,405 kt 10
2010s 2,899 kt 2,483 kt 3,351 kt 10
2020s 3,633 kt 3,455 kt 3,814 kt 4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 4 India 62,079 kt compare
  2. 4 Viet Nam 4,509 kt compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 12,098 kt compare
  4. 5 Türkiye 4,012 kt compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 10,593 kt compare
  6. 7 Brazil 9,496 kt compare
  7. 8 Nigeria 8,838 kt compare
  8. 9 Bangladesh 7,328 kt compare
  9. 10 Russian Federation 6,521 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 3,814 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 3,814 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 1,328 kt in 1990.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th out of 19 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 8,353 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.