Forest fires — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forest fires — Emissions was 434.58 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 434.58 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 984.12 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 369.99 kt, in 2001.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th of 22 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 629 kt | — |
| 1991 | 629 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 629 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 629 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 629 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 629 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 760.33 kt | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 958.05 kt | +26.0% |
| 1998 | 984.12 kt | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 806.21 kt | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 713.49 kt | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 369.99 kt | -48.1% |
| 2002 | 544.66 kt | +47.2% |
| 2003 | 625.09 kt | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 659.52 kt | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 655.3 kt | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 664.81 kt | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 557.6 kt | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 628.78 kt | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 622.1 kt | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 663.15 kt | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 711.92 kt | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 656.47 kt | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 644.91 kt | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 591.2 kt | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 620.33 kt | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 616.64 kt | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 625.8 kt | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 533.42 kt | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 597.66 kt | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 577.38 kt | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 540.35 kt | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 452.87 kt | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 424.29 kt | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 434.58 kt | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 728.27 kt | 629 kt | 984.12 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 604.13 kt | 369.99 kt | 713.49 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 626.15 kt | 533.42 kt | 711.92 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 485.89 kt | 424.29 kt | 577.38 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 2 Zambia 362.76 kt compare
- 3 Central African Republic 299.74 kt compare
- 4 Mozambique 267.75 kt compare
- 5 Angola 228.87 kt compare
- 6 OECD 192.31 kt compare
- 7 Myanmar 158.04 kt compare
- 8 Russian Federation 70.54 kt compare
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 23.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Forest fires — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 434.58 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 984.12 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 369.99 kt in 2001.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.