Land-use change — Emissions (CH4) in Congo
Congo: Land-use change — Emissions (CH4) was 5.52 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions in Congo, 1990–2023
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 28th out of 252 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.
Land-use change — Emissions (CH4) in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.85 kt | — |
| 1991 | 7.85 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.85 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.85 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.85 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.85 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.98 kt | +78.1% |
| 1997 | 13.1 kt | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 10.55 kt | -19.4% |
| 1999 | 11.83 kt | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 9.37 kt | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 3.43 kt | -63.4% |
| 2002 | 1.78 kt | -48.1% |
| 2003 | 8.71 kt | +389.5% |
| 2004 | 6.56 kt | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 6.53 kt | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.11 kt | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 5.8 kt | -28.4% |
| 2008 | 4.34 kt | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 4.5 kt | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 7.76 kt | +72.3% |
| 2011 | 9.84 kt | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 6.08 kt | -38.2% |
| 2013 | 5.36 kt | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 2.81 kt | -47.5% |
| 2015 | 6.56 kt | +133.2% |
| 2016 | 10.96 kt | +67.1% |
| 2017 | 4.01 kt | -63.4% |
| 2018 | 8.65 kt | +115.9% |
| 2019 | 9.22 kt | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 7.5 kt | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 5.18 kt | -30.9% |
| 2022 | 9.06 kt | +74.8% |
| 2023 | 5.52 kt | -39.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 5.52 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.012 kt, 460.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 5.52 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1942 kt, 28.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions (CH4) 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 | +389.5% | 1.78 kt | 8.71 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 28th out of 252 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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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