Land-use change — Emissions in Congo

Congo: Land-use change — Emissions was 506 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
506 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 238 countries
All-time high
13,105 kt
in 2016
All-time low
506 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 6.1k kt1991: 6.1k kt1992: 6.1k kt1993: 6.1k kt1994: 6.1k kt1995: 6.1k kt1996: 6.1k kt1997: 6.1k kt1998: 6.1k kt1999: 6.1k kt2000: 6.1k kt2001: 6.1k kt2002: 6.1k kt2003: 6.1k kt2004: 6.1k kt2005: 6.1k kt2006: 6.1k kt2007: 6.1k kt2008: 6.1k kt2009: 6.1k kt2010: 6.1k kt2011: 10.3k kt2012: 10.3k kt2013: 10.3k kt2014: 10.3k kt2015: 10.3k kt2016: 13.1k kt2017: 13.1k kt2018: 13.1k kt2019: 13.1k kt2020: 13.1k kt2021: 506 kt2022: 506 kt2023: 506 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions in Congo stood at 506 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 95.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Congo peaked at 13,105 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 506 kt, in 2021.

That places Congo 81st out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,072 kt 6,072 kt 6,072 kt 10
2000s 6,072 kt 6,072 kt 6,072 kt 10
2010s 10,995 kt 6,072 kt 13,105 kt 10
2020s 3,656 kt 506 kt 13,105 kt 4

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 78 Guinea-Bissau 579.65 kt compare
  2. 79 Togo 555.82 kt compare
  3. 80 Slovenia 518.77 kt compare
  4. 82 Solomon Islands 493.63 kt compare
  5. 83 Iraq 476.33 kt compare
  6. 84 Italy 415.43 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Congo?
Land-use change — emissions in Congo was 506 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 13,105 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 506 kt in 2021.
How does Congo rank for land-use change — emissions?
Congo ranks 81st out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 95.1%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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