Drained organic soils — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.0734 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo is 0.0734 kt, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.0781 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0719 kt, in 2019.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 11th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0771 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0771 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0771 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0771 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0771 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0773 kt | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0781 kt | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.076 kt | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0759 kt | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0755 kt | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0741 kt | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0735 kt | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0734 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0734 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0734 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0734 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0733 kt | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0733 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0733 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0733 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0733 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0733 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0732 kt | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0732 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0732 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0737 kt | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0737 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0735 kt | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0719 kt | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0725 kt | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0734 kt | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0734 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0734 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0734 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0768 kt | 0.0755 kt | 0.0781 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0735 kt | 0.0733 kt | 0.0741 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0732 kt | 0.0719 kt | 0.0737 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0732 kt | 0.0725 kt | 0.0734 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.74 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2595 kt compare
- 9 Mongolia 15.83 kt compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 0.1361 kt compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1043 kt compare
- 10 Ukraine 13.66 kt compare
- 11 Finland 9.91 kt compare
- 12 Ireland 7.53 kt compare
- 12 Türkiye 0.0022 kt compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 kt
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 kt
- 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
- 13 Sweden 6.95 kt compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt
- 13 Timor-Leste 0 kt
- 13 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
- 13 Micronesia 0 kt
- 13 Polynesia 0 kt
- 14 Lithuania 6.83 kt compare
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 11.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,736 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,458 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,278 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 117.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,251 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 604.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 646.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.28 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.0734 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0781 kt in 1996.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0719 kt in 2019.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 11th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.