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.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.3% | — |
| 1991 | 97.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 94.4% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 89.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 88.5%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 89.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2047 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8778 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.05 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.4511 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 28.16 % change on previous year (2025)
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.