Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Congo
Congo: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) was 0.4853 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions 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 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 in Congo peaked at 0.4853 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3858 kt, in 2004.
Congo ranks 49th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4236 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.4236 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4236 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4236 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4236 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4221 kt | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.417 kt | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4139 kt | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4158 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4206 kt | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4081 kt | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3886 kt | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3897 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.386 kt | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3858 kt | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3894 kt | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.392 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3886 kt | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3961 kt | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.396 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3987 kt | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4121 kt | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4428 kt | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4491 kt | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4576 kt | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4576 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4629 kt | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4655 kt | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.471 kt | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4751 kt | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4694 kt | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.48 kt | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4853 kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4853 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4853 kt | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.4853 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 kt, 1078.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
- 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 drained organic soils — emissions in Congo?
- Drained organic soils — emissions 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 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4853 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3858 kt in 2004.
- How does Congo rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Congo ranks 49th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions 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). 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.