Land-use change — Emissions in Congo

Congo: Land-use change — Emissions was 5.52 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5.52 kt
Change on year
down 39.0%
World rank
26th
of 234 countries
All-time high
13.98 kt
in 1996
All-time low
1.78 kt
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in Congo, 1990–2023

2.557.51012.5151990200620231990: 7.8 kt1991: 7.8 kt1992: 7.8 kt1993: 7.8 kt1994: 7.8 kt1995: 7.8 kt1996: 14 kt1997: 13.1 kt1998: 10.6 kt1999: 11.8 kt2000: 9.4 kt2001: 3.4 kt2002: 1.8 kt2003: 8.7 kt2004: 6.6 kt2005: 6.5 kt2006: 8.1 kt2007: 5.8 kt2008: 4.3 kt2009: 4.5 kt2010: 7.8 kt2011: 9.8 kt2012: 6.1 kt2013: 5.4 kt2014: 2.8 kt2015: 6.6 kt2016: 11 kt2017: 4 kt2018: 8.7 kt2019: 9.2 kt2020: 7.5 kt2021: 5.2 kt2022: 9.1 kt2023: 5.5 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Congo recorded 5.52 kt for land-use change — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Congo peaked at 13.98 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.78 kt, in 2002.

That places Congo 26th out of 234 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.66 kt 7.85 kt 13.98 kt 10
2000s 5.91 kt 1.78 kt 9.37 kt 10
2010s 7.13 kt 2.81 kt 10.96 kt 10
2020s 6.82 kt 5.18 kt 9.06 kt 4

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 23 Nicaragua 7.57 kt compare
  2. 24 Madagascar 6.9 kt compare
  3. 25 Nigeria 6.51 kt compare
  4. 27 Malawi 3.53 kt compare
  5. 28 Colombia 3.37 kt compare
  6. 28 Réunion 0 kt compare
  7. 29 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.15 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Congo?
Land-use change — emissions in Congo was 5.52 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 13.98 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 1.78 kt in 2002.
How does Congo rank for land-use change — emissions?
Congo ranks 26th out of 234 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 data points, 1990–2023
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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