Energy — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Energy — Emissions was 3.53 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.53 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 19 countries
All-time high
3.72 kt
in 2016
All-time low
0.781 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2023

1234196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, energy — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 3.53 kt.

That represents a change of up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 3.72 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.781 kt, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (N2O) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.781 kt
1962 0.79 kt +1.2%
1963 0.797 kt +0.9%
1964 0.802 kt +0.6%
1965 0.807 kt +0.6%
1966 0.813 kt +0.7%
1967 0.823 kt +1.2%
1968 0.836 kt +1.6%
1969 0.855 kt +2.3%
1970 0.936 kt +9.5%
1971 0.936 kt +0.0%
1972 0.961 kt +2.7%
1973 0.985 kt +2.5%
1974 1.01 kt +2.5%
1975 1.04 kt +3.0%
1976 1.07 kt +2.9%
1977 1.1 kt +2.8%
1978 1.13 kt +2.7%
1979 1.17 kt +3.5%
1980 1.21 kt +3.4%
1981 1.24 kt +2.5%
1982 1.27 kt +2.4%
1983 1.32 kt +3.9%
1984 1.36 kt +3.0%
1985 1.41 kt +3.7%
1986 1.45 kt +2.8%
1987 1.5 kt +3.4%
1988 1.55 kt +3.3%
1989 1.6 kt +3.2%
1990 1.65 kt +3.1%
1991 1.7 kt +3.0%
1992 1.75 kt +2.9%
1993 1.8 kt +2.9%
1994 1.87 kt +3.9%
1995 1.92 kt +2.7%
1996 1.98 kt +3.1%
1997 2.05 kt +3.5%
1998 2.11 kt +2.9%
1999 2.18 kt +3.3%
2000 2.24 kt +2.8%
2001 2.31 kt +3.1%
2002 2.4 kt +3.9%
2003 2.48 kt +3.3%
2004 2.57 kt +3.6%
2005 2.67 kt +3.9%
2006 2.76 kt +3.4%
2007 2.86 kt +3.6%
2008 2.96 kt +3.5%
2009 3.06 kt +3.4%
2010 3.08 kt +0.7%
2011 3.26 kt +5.8%
2012 2.76 kt -15.3%
2013 3.13 kt +13.4%
2014 3.55 kt +13.4%
2015 3.61 kt +1.7%
2016 3.72 kt +3.0%
2017 3.72 kt +0.0%
2018 3.29 kt -11.6%
2019 3.34 kt +1.5%
2020 3.4 kt +1.8%
2021 3.45 kt +1.5%
2022 3.53 kt +2.3%
2023 3.53 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8116 kt 0.781 kt 0.855 kt 9
1970s 1.03 kt 0.936 kt 1.17 kt 10
1980s 1.39 kt 1.21 kt 1.6 kt 10
1990s 1.9 kt 1.65 kt 2.18 kt 10
2000s 2.63 kt 2.24 kt 3.06 kt 10
2010s 3.35 kt 2.76 kt 3.72 kt 10
2020s 3.48 kt 3.4 kt 3.53 kt 4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 5 Türkiye 17.2 kt compare
  2. 5 USSR 70.32 kt compare
  3. 6 Brazil 36.7 kt compare
  4. 7 Russian Federation 30 kt compare
  5. 8 Nigeria 21.8 kt compare
  6. 9 Japan 21 kt compare
  7. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 3.51 kt compare
  8. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.16 kt compare
  9. 10 Indonesia 19.8 kt compare
  10. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.13 kt compare
  11. 11 Philippines 19 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Energy — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 3.53 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 3.72 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.781 kt in 1961.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for energy — emissions?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th 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 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
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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