Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Congo

Congo: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 794.28 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
794.28 kt
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
67th
of 216 countries
All-time high
13,678 kt
in 2016
All-time low
776.51 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Congo, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 6.4k kt1991: 6.4k kt1992: 6.4k kt1993: 6.4k kt1994: 6.4k kt1995: 6.4k kt1996: 6.6k kt1997: 6.5k kt1998: 6.4k kt1999: 6.5k kt2000: 6.4k kt2001: 6.3k kt2002: 6.2k kt2003: 6.5k kt2004: 6.4k kt2005: 6.4k kt2006: 6.5k kt2007: 6.4k kt2008: 6.3k kt2009: 6.3k kt2010: 6.5k kt2011: 10.8k kt2012: 10.6k kt2013: 10.6k kt2014: 10.4k kt2015: 10.6k kt2016: 13.7k kt2017: 13.3k kt2018: 13.6k kt2019: 13.6k kt2020: 13.5k kt2021: 776.5 kt2022: 978.9 kt2023: 794.3 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Congo is 794.28 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 92.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Congo peaked at 13,678 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 776.51 kt, in 2021.

That places Congo 67th out of 216 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 6,475 kt 6,448 kt 6,573 kt 10
2000s 6,365 kt 6,165 kt 6,527 kt 10
2010s 11,367 kt 6,477 kt 13,678 kt 10
2020s 4,012 kt 776.51 kt 13,497 kt 4

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 64 Estonia 949.43 kt compare
  2. 65 Eritrea 941.58 kt compare
  3. 66 Puerto Rico 926.41 kt compare
  4. 68 India 792.05 kt compare
  5. 69 Mauritania 719.15 kt compare
  6. 70 North Macedonia 686.53 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Congo?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Congo was 794.28 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 13,678 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 776.51 kt in 2021.
How does Congo rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
Congo ranks 67th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 92.5%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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