Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Congo
Congo: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was -8.72 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-8.72 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 413.0%
World rank
195th
of 199 countries
All-time high
111.95 % change on previous year
in 1973
All-time low
-45.93 % change on previous year
in 1971
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Congo, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Congo recorded -8.72 % change on previous year for methane emissions, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is down 413.0% on the previous year and down 443.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Congo peaked at 111.95 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -45.93 % change on previous year, in 1971.
That places Congo 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Congo, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.3914 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 0.3926 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.3937 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.3946 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.3971 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 0.3965 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.3988 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 0.4002 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.4006 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.4019 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.4691 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 1862 | 0.4698 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.4705 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.4711 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.4718 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.4724 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.473 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.4736 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.4742 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.4747 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.4771 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.4785 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.479 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.4794 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.4808 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.4803 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.4816 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 0.482 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.4832 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 0.4827 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.4865 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.4868 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.487 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.4882 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.4892 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.4894 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.4896 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.4906 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.4916 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.4918 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.4944 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.4953 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.4962 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.4962 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.4971 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.4979 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.4987 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.4994 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.5002 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.5001 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 3.9 % change on previous year | +680.4% |
| 1902 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1903 | 3.72 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1904 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1905 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1906 | 3.49 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1907 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1908 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1909 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1910 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1911 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 1912 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1913 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1914 | 3.54 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1915 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1916 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1917 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1918 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1919 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1920 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1921 | -1.05 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 1922 | 4.91 % change on previous year | -568.7% |
| 1923 | 4.89 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1924 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1925 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1926 | 4.85 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 1928 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1929 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1930 | 0.9685 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1931 | 0.9942 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1932 | 1.86 % change on previous year | +87.2% |
| 1933 | 4.06 % change on previous year | +118.1% |
| 1934 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 4.02 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 9.81 % change on previous year | +143.8% |
| 1937 | 5.61 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 1938 | 5.45 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1939 | 5.29 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1940 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1941 | 5.27 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1942 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1943 | 5.03 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1944 | 4.92 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1945 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1946 | 3.9 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 6.99 % change on previous year | +79.1% |
| 1948 | 6.74 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1949 | 6.5 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1950 | 6.3 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1951 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1952 | 4.53 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1953 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1954 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 4.17 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 4.24 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1961 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -222.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1385 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4204 % change on previous year | +203.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5501 % change on previous year | +30.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1126 % change on previous year | -79.5% |
| 1966 | -0.6911 % change on previous year | -714.0% |
| 1967 | -0.6278 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1968 | -0.2398 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 1969 | -0.2955 % change on previous year | +23.2% |
| 1970 | 52.17 % change on previous year | -17755.1% |
| 1971 | -45.93 % change on previous year | -188.0% |
| 1972 | 36.57 % change on previous year | -179.6% |
| 1973 | 111.95 % change on previous year | +206.1% |
| 1974 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 1975 | -9.99 % change on previous year | -249.8% |
| 1976 | 3.87 % change on previous year | -138.7% |
| 1977 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -134.2% |
| 1978 | 20.71 % change on previous year | -1667.7% |
| 1979 | 20.87 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 1981 | 13.56 % change on previous year | +267.5% |
| 1982 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 1983 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -113.3% |
| 1984 | 20.86 % change on previous year | -1822.0% |
| 1985 | -0.0645 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 1986 | -1.03 % change on previous year | +1492.0% |
| 1987 | 9.88 % change on previous year | -1062.6% |
| 1988 | 6.37 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 1989 | 13.76 % change on previous year | +115.9% |
| 1990 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 1991 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -134.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3371 % change on previous year | -121.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4187 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 1994 | -8.05 % change on previous year | -2023.2% |
| 1995 | 20.93 % change on previous year | -359.9% |
| 1996 | 20.58 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 7.03 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 1998 | 19.67 % change on previous year | +179.6% |
| 1999 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -93.0% |
| 2000 | 5.69 % change on previous year | +312.7% |
| 2001 | -4.95 % change on previous year | -187.1% |
| 2002 | -32.62 % change on previous year | +558.5% |
| 2003 | 12.71 % change on previous year | -139.0% |
| 2004 | 9.4 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 23 % change on previous year | +144.6% |
| 2006 | 8.94 % change on previous year | -61.1% |
| 2007 | -15.22 % change on previous year | -270.2% |
| 2008 | -2.64 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 2009 | 7.74 % change on previous year | -392.7% |
| 2010 | 9.97 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 2011 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2012 | -2.96 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 2013 | -9.12 % change on previous year | +207.9% |
| 2014 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -127.8% |
| 2015 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -229.6% |
| 2016 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 2017 | 11.88 % change on previous year | -1217.8% |
| 2018 | 17.1 % change on previous year | +43.9% |
| 2019 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -91.1% |
| 2020 | -7.71 % change on previous year | -605.0% |
| 2021 | -8.99 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5267 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 2023 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +429.0% |
| 2024 | -8.72 % change on previous year | -413.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's -8.72 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.28 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's -8.72 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +17755.1% | -0.2955 % change on previous year | 52.17 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -2023.2% | 0.4187 % change on previous year | -8.05 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +1822.0% | -1.21 % change on previous year | 20.86 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +1667.7% | -1.32 % change on previous year | 20.71 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | -1492.0% | -0.0645 % change on previous year | -1.03 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +1217.8% | -1.06 % change on previous year | 11.88 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3962 % change on previous year | 0.3914 % change on previous year | 0.4006 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.4647 % change on previous year | 0.4019 % change on previous year | 0.4742 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4797 % change on previous year | 0.4747 % change on previous year | 0.4832 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4882 % change on previous year | 0.4827 % change on previous year | 0.4916 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4967 % change on previous year | 0.4918 % change on previous year | 0.5002 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.27 % change on previous year | 0.5001 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.45 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.97 % change on previous year | -1.05 % change on previous year | 4.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.21 % change on previous year | 0.9685 % change on previous year | 9.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.36 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | 6.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.51 % change on previous year | 4.16 % change on previous year | 6.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.158 % change on previous year | -5.18 % change on previous year | 4.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.56 % change on previous year | -45.93 % change on previous year | 111.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.49 % change on previous year | -1.21 % change on previous year | 20.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.54 % change on previous year | -8.05 % change on previous year | 20.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 % change on previous year | -32.62 % change on previous year | 23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 % change on previous year | -9.12 % change on previous year | 17.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.42 % change on previous year | -8.99 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 192 Lithuania -6.12 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Nigeria -7.01 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Equatorial Guinea -7.89 % change on previous year compare
- 196 Mongolia -10.6 % change on previous year compare
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands -11.97 % change on previous year compare
- 198 Brunei -15.78 % change on previous year compare
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 methane emissions, annual growth rate in Congo?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Congo was -8.72 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 111.95 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.93 % change on previous year in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Congo ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 443.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.