Forest fires — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forest fires — Emissions was 38.74 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 38.74 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 65 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.98 kt, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.42 kt | — |
| 1991 | 48.42 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 48.42 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 48.42 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.42 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.42 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22.36 kt | -53.8% |
| 1997 | 28.18 kt | +26.0% |
| 1998 | 28.94 kt | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 23.71 kt | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 20.98 kt | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 33.78 kt | +61.0% |
| 2002 | 49.73 kt | +47.2% |
| 2003 | 57.07 kt | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 60.22 kt | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 59.83 kt | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 60.7 kt | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 50.91 kt | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 57.41 kt | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 56.8 kt | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 60.55 kt | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 65 kt | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 59.94 kt | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 58.88 kt | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 53.98 kt | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 56.64 kt | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 56.3 kt | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 57.14 kt | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 48.7 kt | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 54.57 kt | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 52.72 kt | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 49.34 kt | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 41.35 kt | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 38.74 kt | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.37 kt | 22.36 kt | 48.42 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.74 kt | 20.98 kt | 60.7 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.17 kt | 48.7 kt | 65 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.54 kt | 38.74 kt | 52.72 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
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 38.74 kt in 2023, 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 65 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.98 kt in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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 Forest fires — 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