IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share in Congo
Congo: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share was 8.87 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions share in Congo stood at 8.87 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions share in Congo peaked at 13.94 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.73 %, in 2000.
Congo ranks 191st of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.7 % | — |
| 1991 | 12.88 % | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 12.84 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 12.82 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 13.94 % | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 11.59 % | -16.9% |
| 1996 | 3.93 % | -66.1% |
| 1997 | 3.95 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.49 % | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 3.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.73 % | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 3.24 % | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 7.46 % | +130.2% |
| 2003 | 10.39 % | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 10.21 % | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.94 % | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 9.36 % | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 10.18 % | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 10.68 % | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 9.3 % | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 9.74 % | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 10.29 % | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 10.15 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.8 % | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 9.96 % | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 11.69 % | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 11.8 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.51 % | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 9.16 % | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 8.92 % | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 8.43 % | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 9.07 % | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 10.72 % | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 8.87 % | -17.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 8.87 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.25 %, 17% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 8.87 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.13 %, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +130.2% | 3.24 % | 7.46 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.16 % | 3.49 % | 13.94 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.35 % | 2.73 % | 10.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4 % | 8.92 % | 11.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.27 % | 8.43 % | 10.72 % | 4 |
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 ipcc agriculture — emissions share in Congo?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions share in Congo was 8.87 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions share recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.94 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions share recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 % in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions share?
- Congo ranks 191st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions share rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.