Global warming contributions by gas and source in Congo
Congo: Global warming contributions by gas and source was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 °C
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
129th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Global warming contributions by gas and source in Congo, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global warming contributions by gas and source in Congo is 0 °C, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions by gas and source in Congo peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
That places Congo 129th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global warming contributions by gas and source in Congo, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.3% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +50.9% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +34.2% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.7% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.7% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.3% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +14.9% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.1% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.7% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.5% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.6% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.1% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +5.9% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0 °C | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 °C, 70% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 °C, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global warming contributions by gas and source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +101.3% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +50.9% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +34.2% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 5 |
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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 global warming contributions by gas and source in Congo?
- Global warming contributions by gas and source in Congo was 0 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global warming contributions by gas and source recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions by gas and source recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Congo rank for global warming contributions by gas and source?
- Congo ranks 129th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions by gas and source rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming contributions by gas and source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.