Energy — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Energy — Emissions was 760 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Energy — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 760 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 760 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.2 kt, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Energy — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.2 kt | — |
| 1962 | 60.6 kt | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 61.1 kt | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 61.4 kt | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 61.9 kt | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 62.5 kt | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 63 kt | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 63.7 kt | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 64.3 kt | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 69.7 kt | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 69.6 kt | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 71.6 kt | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 73.4 kt | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 75.1 kt | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 77.9 kt | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 234 kt | +200.4% |
| 1977 | 223 kt | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 196 kt | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 216 kt | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 203 kt | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 206 kt | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 226 kt | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 240 kt | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 283 kt | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 292 kt | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 289 kt | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 293 kt | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 285 kt | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 277 kt | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 286 kt | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 282 kt | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 274 kt | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 273 kt | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 283 kt | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 309 kt | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 314 kt | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 309 kt | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 303 kt | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 296 kt | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 331 kt | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 327 kt | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 326 kt | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 329 kt | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 331 kt | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 331 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 333 kt | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 356 kt | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 356 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 349 kt | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 353 kt | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 361 kt | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 587 kt | +62.6% |
| 2013 | 617 kt | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 650 kt | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 668 kt | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 684 kt | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 733 kt | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 701 kt | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 718 kt | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 737 kt | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 741 kt | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 758 kt | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 760 kt | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.08 kt | 60.2 kt | 64.3 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 130.63 kt | 69.6 kt | 234 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 259.4 kt | 203 kt | 293 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 292.9 kt | 273 kt | 314 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 336.9 kt | 326 kt | 356 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 607.2 kt | 353 kt | 733 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 749 kt | 737 kt | 760 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 23.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Energy — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 760 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 760 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2 kt in 1961.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for energy — emissions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th out of 19 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf