Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions was 38.41 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 38.41 kt.
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 in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 64.6 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.54 kt, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 3rd out of 21 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.94 kt | — |
| 1991 | 47.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 47.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 47.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21.95 kt | -54.2% |
| 1997 | 27.44 kt | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 28.5 kt | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 23.08 kt | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 20.54 kt | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 33.5 kt | +63.1% |
| 2002 | 49.05 kt | +46.4% |
| 2003 | 56.46 kt | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 59.47 kt | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 59.06 kt | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 59.98 kt | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 50.41 kt | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 56.9 kt | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 56.22 kt | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 60.14 kt | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 64.6 kt | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 59.52 kt | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 58.51 kt | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 53.59 kt | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 56.12 kt | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 55.94 kt | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 56.74 kt | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 48.3 kt | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 54.11 kt | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 52.36 kt | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 48.95 kt | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 41.09 kt | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 38.41 kt | -6.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions 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% | 20.54 kt | 33.5 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.86 kt | 21.95 kt | 47.94 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.16 kt | 20.54 kt | 59.98 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.76 kt | 48.3 kt | 64.6 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2 kt | 38.41 kt | 52.36 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1 Central African Republic 26.14 kt compare
- 2 Zambia 23.95 kt compare
- 3 Brazil 17.64 kt compare
- 4 Angola 17.29 kt compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15.47 kt compare
- 5 Myanmar 13.56 kt compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.65 kt compare
- 6 Mozambique 5.84 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 in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 38.41 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.54 kt in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd out of 21 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions 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 (N2O). 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