Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 10,178 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 10,178 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 17,119 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5,444 kt, in 2000.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd of 21 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,704 kt | — |
| 1991 | 12,704 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12,704 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12,704 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,704 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,704 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,816 kt | -54.2% |
| 1997 | 7,272 kt | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 7,551 kt | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 6,117 kt | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 5,444 kt | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 8,878 kt | +63.1% |
| 2002 | 12,998 kt | +46.4% |
| 2003 | 14,963 kt | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 15,760 kt | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 15,651 kt | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 15,895 kt | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 13,359 kt | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 15,079 kt | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 14,897 kt | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 15,936 kt | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 17,119 kt | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 15,773 kt | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 15,504 kt | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 14,202 kt | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 14,872 kt | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 14,825 kt | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 15,037 kt | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 12,800 kt | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 14,340 kt | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 13,876 kt | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 12,973 kt | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 10,889 kt | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 10,178 kt | -6.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Democratic Republic of the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +63.1% | 5,444 kt | 8,878 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,298 kt | 5,816 kt | 12,704 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,292 kt | 5,444 kt | 15,895 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,041 kt | 12,800 kt | 17,119 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,979 kt | 10,178 kt | 13,876 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1 Central African Republic 6,927 kt compare
- 2 Zambia 6,347 kt compare
- 3 Brazil 4,674 kt compare
- 4 Angola 4,581 kt compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,100 kt compare
- 5 Myanmar 3,592 kt compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,497 kt compare
- 6 Mozambique 1,548 kt compare
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 11.54 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 10,178 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 17,119 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,444 kt in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd out of 21 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. 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 Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). 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