Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 89.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 89.5% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 97.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 2014.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 34th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.8% | 94.4% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 93.8% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 88.9% | 93.9% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.2% (2100)
- Population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Population, total 112.83 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.0% (2025)
- Urban population 50.90 million (2025)
- Urban population 45.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 238.70 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Democratic Republic of Congo was 89.5% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 2014.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 34th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.