Land-use change — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Land-use change — Emissions was 420.66 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 420.66 kt for land-use change — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 968.87 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 366.94 kt, in 2001.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 4th out of 21 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 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 621.62 kt | — |
| 1991 | 621.62 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 621.62 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 621.62 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 621.62 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 621.62 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 746.17 kt | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 933.02 kt | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 968.87 kt | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 784.78 kt | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 698.43 kt | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 366.94 kt | -47.5% |
| 2002 | 537.19 kt | +46.4% |
| 2003 | 618.41 kt | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 651.35 kt | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 646.86 kt | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 656.92 kt | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 552.13 kt | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 623.22 kt | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 615.71 kt | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 658.62 kt | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 707.54 kt | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 651.88 kt | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 640.8 kt | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 586.96 kt | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 614.66 kt | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 612.73 kt | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 621.49 kt | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 529.03 kt | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 592.66 kt | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 573.48 kt | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 536.16 kt | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 450.04 kt | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 420.66 kt | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 716.26 kt | 621.62 kt | 968.87 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 596.72 kt | 366.94 kt | 698.43 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 621.64 kt | 529.03 kt | 707.54 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 495.08 kt | 420.66 kt | 573.48 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1 Indonesia 2,404 kt compare
- 2 Central African Republic 286.29 kt compare
- 3 Zambia 262.34 kt compare
- 4 Brazil 193.16 kt compare
- 5 Angola 189.34 kt compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 169.44 kt compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 61.85 kt compare
- 6 Myanmar 185.69 kt compare
- 7 Mozambique 63.97 kt compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 50.58 kt compare
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,736 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,458 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,278 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 117.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,251 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 604.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 646.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 23.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Land-use change — emissions in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 420.66 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 968.87 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 366.94 kt in 2001.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for land-use change — emissions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th out of 21 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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