Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per capita (CO2 capita) in Congo
Congo: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per capita (CO2 capita) was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita in Congo is 0.0001 kt per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0026 kt per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 2023.
That places Congo 69th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per capita (CO2 capita) in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0026 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0025 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.002 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 kt per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 kt per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 kt per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 kt per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 kt per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 kt per person | +64.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.002 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 kt per person | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per person | -96.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per person | -2.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0001 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0001 kt per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 37% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per capita (CO2 capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -96.2% | 0.0023 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person |
| 2011 | +64.1% | 0.0014 kt per person | 0.0022 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0023 kt per person | 0.002 kt per person | 0.0026 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 kt per person | 0.0014 kt per person | 0.0019 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 kt per person | 0.0014 kt per person | 0.0025 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0023 kt per person | 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 (co2), per capita in Congo?
- Land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita in Congo was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 kt per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita?
- Congo ranks 69th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land-use change — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.