Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Congo
Congo: Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production was 8.27 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/Int$.
Analysis
Congo recorded 8.27 kg CO2eq/Int$ for farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Congo peaked at 16.93 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8.21 kg CO2eq/Int$, in 2021.
Congo ranks 15th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Congo, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.48 kg CO2eq/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 16.93 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 16.6 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 16.29 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 15.34 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 14.35 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 10.22 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -28.8% |
| 1997 | 10.29 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 10.54 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 10 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 9.08 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 8.8 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 9.96 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 11.59 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 11.28 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 11.58 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 11.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 10.19 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 9.85 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 9.18 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 9.85 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 9.8 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.48 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 9.76 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 8.62 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 8.92 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 9.34 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 9.16 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.02 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 8.4 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 8.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 9.13 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 8.27 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 16.93 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.27 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 8.8 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 11.59 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.32 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 8.62 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 9.85 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 8.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 9.13 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.18 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 12 Djibouti 8.97 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 13 Sudan (former) 8.75 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 14 Estonia 8.57 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 15 Viet Nam 1.5 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 16 Gambia 7.94 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 17 Finland 7.61 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 18 Ethiopia 6.9 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
More climate change data for Congo
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2359 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Congo?
- Farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Congo was 8.27 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 16.93 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 1991.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production?
- Congo ranks 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.