Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Congo
Congo: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 0.4853 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Congo is 0.4853 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Congo peaked at 0.4853 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3858 kt, in 2004.
Congo ranks 52nd of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4207 kt | 0.4139 kt | 0.4236 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.392 kt | 0.3858 kt | 0.4081 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4492 kt | 0.3987 kt | 0.4751 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4811 kt | 0.4694 kt | 0.4853 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More climate change data for Congo
- Share co2 vs population 0.1967 (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 vs gdp 1.4 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 191.08 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.4 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Congo?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Congo was 0.4853 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4853 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3858 kt in 2004.
- How does Congo rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
- Congo ranks 52nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1. 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.