LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) in Congo
Congo: LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) was 0.5043 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
LULUCF — Emissions in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.5043 kt for lulucf — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions in Congo peaked at 1 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1624 kt, in 2002.
Congo ranks 39th of 254 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5927 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.5927 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5927 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5927 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5927 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5927 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4126 kt | -30.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3866 kt | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3118 kt | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3491 kt | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2764 kt | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3132 kt | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1624 kt | -48.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7951 kt | +389.6% |
| 2004 | 0.599 kt | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.597 kt | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7495 kt | +25.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5298 kt | -29.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4028 kt | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 0.411 kt | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7093 kt | +72.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8995 kt | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.555 kt | -38.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4929 kt | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2569 kt | -47.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6033 kt | +134.8% |
| 2016 | 1 kt | +65.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3668 kt | -63.3% |
| 2018 | 0.79 kt | +115.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8447 kt | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6894 kt | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4736 kt | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8297 kt | +75.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5043 kt | -39.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.5043 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0166 kt, 30.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.5043 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0274 kt, 18.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +389.6% | 0.1624 kt | 0.7951 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5016 kt | 0.3118 kt | 0.5927 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4836 kt | 0.1624 kt | 0.7951 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6519 kt | 0.2569 kt | 1 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6242 kt | 0.4736 kt | 0.8297 kt | 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 lulucf — emissions in Congo?
- Lulucf — emissions in Congo was 0.5043 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1624 kt in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for lulucf — emissions?
- Congo ranks 39th out of 254 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 LULUCF — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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