Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in Congo
Congo: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural was 0.6 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.6 t CO2eq/ha for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Congo peaked at 1.85 t CO2eq/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6 t CO2eq/ha, in 2021.
Congo ranks 164th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in Congo, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.96 t CO2eq/ha | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.96 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.96 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.96 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.93 t CO2eq/ha | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.91 t CO2eq/ha | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.95 t CO2eq/ha | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.06 t CO2eq/ha | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.11 t CO2eq/ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.12 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.09 t CO2eq/ha | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.09 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.13 t CO2eq/ha | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.55 t CO2eq/ha | +37.2% |
| 2012 | 1.54 t CO2eq/ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.55 t CO2eq/ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5 t CO2eq/ha | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.56 t CO2eq/ha | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.85 t CO2eq/ha | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 1.81 t CO2eq/ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.84 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.84 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8 t CO2eq/ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6 t CO2eq/ha | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 0.67 t CO2eq/ha | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6 t CO2eq/ha | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 t CO2eq/ha | 0.96 t CO2eq/ha | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 t CO2eq/ha | 0.91 t CO2eq/ha | 1.12 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 t CO2eq/ha | 1.13 t CO2eq/ha | 1.85 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9175 t CO2eq/ha | 0.6 t CO2eq/ha | 1.8 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
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 on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Congo?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Congo was 0.6 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 t CO2eq/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 t CO2eq/ha in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural?
- Congo ranks 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. 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 Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.