Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Congo
Congo: Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 65.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Congo, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Congo recorded 65.77 years for life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Congo peaked at 65.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.6 years, in 1950.
That places Congo 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.11 years | 39.6 years | 46.78 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.53 years | 47.59 years | 53.11 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.16 years | 53.55 years | 56.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.37 years | 56.8 years | 57.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.83 years | 48.58 years | 57.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3 years | 55.37 years | 61.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.24 years | 61.73 years | 64.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.84 years | 64.19 years | 65.77 years | 4 |
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More climate change data for Congo
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 6.48 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.16 million (2025)
- Urban population 64.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.4 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 191.08 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.4 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.4 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Congo?
- Life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Congo was 65.77 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 65.77 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6 years in 1950.
- How does Congo rank for life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Congo ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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