Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Congo
Congo: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita was 0.0023 kt per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Congo, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.0023 kt per person for forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 263.1% on the previous year and up 473.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0023 kt per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kt per person, in 2002.
That places Congo 8th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0007 kt per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0004 kt per person | -49.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 kt per person | +376.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 kt per person | -27.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 kt per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 kt per person | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 0.001 kt per person | -31.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 kt per person | -26.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 kt per person | +65.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 kt per person | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 kt per person | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 kt per person | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kt per person | -49.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 kt per person | +129.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 kt per person | +61.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 kt per person | -64.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 kt per person | +110.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 kt per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 kt per person | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 kt per person | -32.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 kt per person | +71.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 kt per person | -40.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 kt per person | +263.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0023 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 100.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0023 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 79.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +376.0% | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0018 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.001 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0018 kt per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.001 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0015 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0023 kt per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita in Congo?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita in Congo was 0.0023 kt per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 kt per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per person in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita?
- Congo ranks 8th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 473.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.