emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Congo
Congo: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0594 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Congo, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Congo stood at 0.0594 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0792 tonnes per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0407 tonnes per person, in 2000.
That places Congo 61st out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0752 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0792 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 0.078 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0745 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0711 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0679 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.066 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0628 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0618 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0588 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0562 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0532 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0526 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0662 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0734 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0635 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0629 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0524 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1978 | 0.051 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0508 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0509 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0515 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0517 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0522 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0517 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0512 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0505 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.05 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0499 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0488 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0483 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0475 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0475 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0471 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0462 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.048 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0475 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0407 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0411 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0415 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0447 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0464 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0606 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0482 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0495 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0506 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0517 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0698 tonnes per person | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0697 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0701 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0703 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0632 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0627 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.062 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0617 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0614 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0606 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0602 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0594 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0594 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0453 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0594 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0539 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +35.1% | 0.0517 tonnes per person | 0.0698 tonnes per person |
| 2006 | +30.5% | 0.0464 tonnes per person | 0.0606 tonnes per person |
| 1973 | +26.0% | 0.0526 tonnes per person | 0.0662 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0695 tonnes per person | 0.0588 tonnes per person | 0.0792 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0582 tonnes per person | 0.0508 tonnes per person | 0.0734 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0509 tonnes per person | 0.0494 tonnes per person | 0.0522 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0479 tonnes per person | 0.0462 tonnes per person | 0.0494 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0467 tonnes per person | 0.0407 tonnes per person | 0.0606 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0643 tonnes per person | 0.0517 tonnes per person | 0.0703 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0601 tonnes per person | 0.0594 tonnes per person | 0.0606 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Congo?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Congo was 0.0594 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0792 tonnes per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0407 tonnes per person in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Congo ranks 61st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.