Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 488.81 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
488.81 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 22 countries
All-time high
520.61 kt
in 1996
All-time low
478.68 kt
in 2019
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2023

02004006001990200620231990: 514 kt1991: 514 kt1992: 514 kt1993: 514 kt1994: 514 kt1995: 515.3 kt1996: 520.6 kt1997: 506.7 kt1998: 506 kt1999: 503.1 kt2000: 493.9 kt2001: 489.8 kt2002: 489.8 kt2003: 489.2 kt2004: 488.9 kt2005: 488.9 kt2006: 488.9 kt2007: 488.3 kt2008: 488.3 kt2009: 488.3 kt2010: 488.3 kt2011: 488.3 kt2012: 488.3 kt2013: 487.7 kt2014: 487.7 kt2015: 487.7 kt2016: 491.3 kt2017: 491.3 kt2018: 489.9 kt2019: 478.7 kt2020: 482.7 kt2021: 488.8 kt2022: 488.8 kt2023: 488.8 kt

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

Analysis

Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 488.81 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 520.61 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 478.68 kt, in 2019.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 514.05 kt
1991 514.05 kt +0.0%
1992 514.05 kt +0.0%
1993 514.05 kt +0.0%
1994 514.05 kt +0.0%
1995 515.35 kt +0.3%
1996 520.61 kt +1.0%
1997 506.67 kt -2.7%
1998 505.99 kt -0.1%
1999 503.07 kt -0.6%
2000 493.92 kt -1.8%
2001 489.81 kt -0.8%
2002 489.81 kt +0.0%
2003 489.23 kt -0.1%
2004 488.9 kt -0.1%
2005 488.9 kt +0.0%
2006 488.9 kt +0.0%
2007 488.32 kt -0.1%
2008 488.32 kt +0.0%
2009 488.32 kt +0.0%
2010 488.32 kt +0.0%
2011 488.32 kt +0.0%
2012 488.32 kt +0.0%
2013 487.74 kt -0.1%
2014 487.74 kt +0.0%
2015 487.74 kt +0.0%
2016 491.27 kt +0.7%
2017 491.27 kt +0.0%
2018 489.93 kt -0.3%
2019 478.68 kt -2.3%
2020 482.71 kt +0.8%
2021 488.81 kt +1.3%
2022 488.81 kt +0.0%
2023 488.81 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 512.19 kt 503.07 kt 520.61 kt 10
2000s 489.44 kt 488.32 kt 493.92 kt 10
2010s 487.94 kt 478.68 kt 491.27 kt 10
2020s 487.29 kt 482.71 kt 488.81 kt 4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 6 Poland 33,590 kt compare
  2. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 4,709 kt compare
  3. 7 Malaysia 32,832 kt compare
  4. 7 Viet Nam 3,975 kt compare
  5. 8 Germany 32,725 kt compare
  6. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,671 kt compare
  7. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31,260 kt compare
  8. 10 Mongolia 26,387 kt compare
  9. 10 Republic of Moldova 229.79 kt compare
  10. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 175.45 kt compare
  11. 11 Papua New Guinea 23,130 kt compare
  12. 12 Türkiye 3.76 kt compare
  13. 12 Ukraine 22,978 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 488.81 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 520.61 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 478.68 kt in 2019.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf