Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Congo
Congo: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) was 1.88 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Congo is 1.88 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 271.9% on the previous year and up 630.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Congo peaked at 1.88 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1624 kt, in 2002.
Congo ranks 18th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5927 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.5927 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5927 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5927 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5927 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5927 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4126 kt | -30.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3866 kt | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3118 kt | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3491 kt | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2764 kt | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3132 kt | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1624 kt | -48.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7951 kt | +389.6% |
| 2004 | 0.599 kt | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.597 kt | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7495 kt | +25.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5298 kt | -29.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4028 kt | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 0.411 kt | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7093 kt | +72.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8995 kt | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.555 kt | -38.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4929 kt | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2569 kt | -47.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6033 kt | +134.8% |
| 2016 | 1 kt | +65.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3668 kt | -63.3% |
| 2018 | 0.79 kt | +115.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8447 kt | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6894 kt | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4736 kt | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8297 kt | +75.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5043 kt | -39.2% |
| 2024 | 1.88 kt | +271.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1.88 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0207 kt, 90.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1.88 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0355 kt, 52.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) 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 | +389.6% | 0.1624 kt | 0.7951 kt |
| 2024 | +271.9% | 0.5043 kt | 1.88 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5016 kt | 0.3118 kt | 0.5927 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4836 kt | 0.1624 kt | 0.7951 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6519 kt | 0.2569 kt | 1 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8745 kt | 0.4736 kt | 1.88 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 kt compare
- 15 South Sudan 3.28 kt compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
- 15 Micronesia 0 kt
- 15 Polynesia 0 kt compare
- 16 Sudan (former) 3.13 kt compare
- 17 Paraguay 1.93 kt compare
- 19 Ethiopia 1.5 kt compare
- 20 Australia and New Zealand 1.34 kt compare
- 21 Australia 1.33 kt compare
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 in Congo?
- Forest fires — emissions in Congo was 1.88 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 kt in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1624 kt in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Congo ranks 18th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 630.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 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.