Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (CO2 square) in Congo
Congo: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (CO2 square) was 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Congo is 0.0015 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0384 kt per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 kt per square kilometre, in 2021.
Congo ranks 80th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (CO2 square) in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0384 kt per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0384 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0384 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0384 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0384 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -96.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0015 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0029 kt per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0015 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0152 kt per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0322 kt per square kilometre | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 0.0384 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0384 kt per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre in Congo?
- Land-use change — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0384 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for land-use change — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 80th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions (co2), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land-use change — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.